Culling Surname
Approximately 1,701 people bear this surname
Culling Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cologne'; compare Bullen for Boulogne.
John de Coloigne, Norfolk, 1344: History of Norfolk.
1660-1. Peter Cullen and Jane Croke: Marriage Lic. (London).
1795.
Read More About This SurnameCulling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 662 | 1:84,166 | 9,258 |
| United States | 351 | 1:1,032,647 | 75,818 |
| New Zealand | 152 | 1:29,792 | 5,213 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Australia | 123 | 1:219,477 | 21,009 |
| Philippines | 116 | 1:872,743 | 80,276 |
| South Africa | 104 | 1:520,939 | 41,780 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 461 | 1:52,875 | 6,364 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
Culling (20) may also be a first name.
Culling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cologne'; compare Bullen for Boulogne.
John de Coloigne, Norfolk, 1344: History of Norfolk.
1660-1. Peter Cullen and Jane Croke: Marriage Lic. (London).
1795. Married — John Cullen and Mary O'Neil: St. George, Hanover Square.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Culling,' one of many personal names ending in -ing; compare Browning or Harding, and v. Coulling. The place-name Cullingford evidently means Culling's ford, just as Cullingworth means the worth or farm of Culling; v. Coulling (9) for other instances.
William Culling, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Adam Culling, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Alan Culling, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1661. Giles Lytcott and Sarah Culling: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
From the burgh of Cullen in the parish of the same name, Banffshire. Henricus de Culane in record, 1340 (ER., I, p. 458). John de Coulane was juror on inquest held apud Rane, 1418 (REA., I, p. 216). John de Culane was elected bailie of Aberdeen, 1440 (CRA., p. 6), Andrew de Culane had a grant of the lands of Knaven in the barony of Kelly, 1444, and Andrew Coleyn or Colen, merchant of Aberdeen, had safe conducts to travel in England, 1438 and 1451 (Bain, IV, 1118—1234). John of Culane was "abbot of boneacord" in Aberdeen, 1486, and Robert of Cullane was chosen "priour of bonaccord" there in 1497 (Mill, Plays, p. 132,134). Elene Culan held a land in Glasgow, 1494 (REG., 469). Mr. William Colen was minister in Edinburgh, 1649 (Lamont, Diary, p. 7). John Cullen was appointed Islay Herala in January, 1661. William Cullen, M.D. (1710—1790), was one of the most eminent physicians of his time. (2) The Ayrshire and Galloway Cullens most probably of Irish origin from Maccullen which see.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Culling.
1. Irish. See Cuillean. 2. An old spelling of Cologne.
Local: from the town of Cullen in Banffshire-cul, a neck, a lake; the place at the neck of the lake.
Local. From the town of Cullen, in Banffshire, Scotland. The derivation is uncertain. It may be from Cuillean, holly, a place of holly—trees; or Cullin, the place at the neck of the lake, from Cul, a neck, the back of any thing, and lin, a lake, a pond.
Culling Demographics
Culling Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Culling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Culling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Culling occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Culling? popularity and diffusion
It is the 236,297th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,284,272 people. The surname Culling occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Culling live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. Culling is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 20 people.
This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 662 people, or 1 in 84,166. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 18 percent are found, Greater London, where 17 percent are found and Essex, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and New Zealand, where 9 percent are found.
Culling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Culling has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Culling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Culling last name are 11.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Culling earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning R 209,028 per year; in United States they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $45,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $46,577 CAD per year.
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