Cullingford Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cullingford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cullingford' or 'Gulliford.' Gulliford is a hundred in Dorset, probably at first Cullingford; v. Culling, (a) Local, 'of Colyford,' a hamlet in the parish of Colyton, Devon.

Cullingford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4451:125,20912,540
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Australia501:539,91440,287
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Wales131:238,04114,239
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3491:69,8437,843
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Cullingford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cullingford' or 'Gulliford.' Gulliford is a hundred in Dorset, probably at first Cullingford; v. Culling, (a) Local, 'of Colyford,' a hamlet in the parish of Colyton, Devon.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Cullingford = Culling’s Ford [v Culling], or the Ford of the Cul(a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Culinga-ford—inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cullingford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cullingford Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cullingford is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cullingford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cullingford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 467,776th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Cullingford are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 125,209. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 15 percent live, Somerset, where 11 percent live and Norfolk, where 10 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Cullingford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cullingford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cullingford surname grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,822 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cullingford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cullingford surname are 18.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Cullingford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $44,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.87% more than the national average, earning $56,576 CAD per year.

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