Cullingworth Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cullingworth Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Culling- worth = Culling’s Estate or Farm [v. Culling, and + Old English worð], or the Estate or Farm of the Cul(a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Culinga-worð—inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Cullingworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3481:160,10915,012
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Canada451:818,79163,991
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3141:77,6298,424
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Cullingworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Culling- worth = Culling’s Estate or Farm [v. Culling, and + Old English worð], or the Estate or Farm of the Cul(a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Culinga-worð—inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Homestead (“Worth” in Gaelic) of Colin”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cullingworth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cullingworth is found most frequently in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cullingworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 510,931st most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,386,790 people. The last name Cullingworth is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Cullingworth live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 160,109. In England Cullingworth is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 22 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 16 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Cullingworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cullingworth has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cullingworth last name increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cullingworth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cullingworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 197.55% more than the national average, earning R 707,088 per year; in United States they earn 62.4% less than the national average, earning $16,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.84% more than the national average, earning $67,986 CAD per year.

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