Cullum Surname

53,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cullum Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Culham,' a parish in Oxfordshire. A purely English name; it has nothing to do with Maccullum.

Ranulf de Colham, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Culhame, or Colham, or Culme, 1570: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Cullum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5051:65,8427,691
England2,6761:20,8212,941
Canada4731:77,8988,747
Australia3481:77,5749,062
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Wales341:91,0167,411
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Norway71:734,61250,907
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1471:21,2513,006
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7231:69,4597,523

The alternate forms: Çullum (1) are calculated separately.

Cullum (105) may also be a first name.

Cullum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Culham,' a parish in Oxfordshire. A purely English name; it has nothing to do with Maccullum.

Ranulf de Colham, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Culhame, or Colham, or Culme, 1570: Register of the University of Oxford.

1595-6. John Cullum and Jane Price: Marriage Lic. (London).

1669. Married — Beccaman Turner and Abygall Cullum: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1779. — Philip Culham and Mary Bailey: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) for Culham, q.v. (Celtic) contraction of MacCullum, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cullum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cullum is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Çullum. Click here for further possible spellings of Cullum.

How Common Is The Last Name Cullum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,642nd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 765,981 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Cullum live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 920,134th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 105 people.

The surname Cullum is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,505 people, or 1 in 65,842. In The United States Cullum is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Cullum is found in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Cullum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cullum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cullum last name grew 761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cullum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cullum surname is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cullum surname are 10.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cullum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 78.17% more than the national average, earning 616,616 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.12% more than the national average, earning R 266,436 per year; in United States they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning $41,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $52,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çullum941/
Chullum924/
Cullium924/
Culleum921/
Culloum921/
Ceullum920/
Culum911,131/
Collum835,889/
Cullom831,159/
Caulum83111/
Jullum8393/
Sullum8385/
Kullum8321/
Cullun8316/
Chulum8311/
Coulum839/
Culumn831/
Zullum831/
Culhum830/
Tcoulloum801/
Cuillaume801/
Coulloume801/
Couloum7713/
Kullume776/
Coullom775/
Tsullum771/
Culluin771/
Culliun771/
Jullium771/
Kullhum771/
Collium771/
Colleum771/
Collaum771/
Chulume771/
Cullune770/
Cullund770/
Colloum770/
Suillum770/
Colllum770/
Couleum770/
Tchoulloum755/
Coulloumme753/
Ćulum731,467/
Zulum731,337/
Sulum73423/
Culun73376/
Colum73218/
Julum73161/
Kulum73130/
Čulum73115/
Culom732/
Çulum732/
Couloume7194/
Chouloum711/
Juillume711/
Tchuleum711/
Tchuloum711/
Choollum711/
Kulume673,492/
Collom672,078/
Coulom67367/
Cullon67162/
Tchouloum67105/
Kollum6781/
Kaulum6759/
Khulum6740/
Coolum6731/
Kuylum6726/
Kutlum6719/
Julume6718/
Koulum6715/
Dzulum679/
Julium678/
Kuilum677/
Collun677/
Tsulum672/
Kullun672/
Zollum672/
Kulyum672/
Juillaume672/
Kullom671/
Culhun671/
Kulgum671/
Caulun671/
Culung671/
Coloum671/
Kulaum671/
Zuluum671/
Sulaum671/
Zulume671/
Juloum671/
Saulum671/
Culhom671/
Colhum670/
Caulom670/

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