Culp Surname

28,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Culp Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the small place named Colp near Turriff, Aberdeenshire. Johannes Coup is recorded in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 312). A "commone hande bell, with ale proffetis," was granted to William Colp and his son, David Colp in the same town in 1503 (CRA.

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Culp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,9821:20,1572,546
Canada9921:37,1434,713
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6621:13,7131,758

Culp (37) may also be a first name.

Culp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the small place named Colp near Turriff, Aberdeenshire. Johannes Coup is recorded in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 312). A "commone hande bell, with ale proffetis," was granted to William Colp and his son, David Colp in the same town in 1503 (CRA., p. 72), and a payment was made in 1518 to Sir Andrew Cup, evidently a cleric (ibid., p. 95). Local tradition has it that on the morning of Sir John Cope's arrival at Naim in 1745"the wife of a fisherman presented her husband with a son, who in commemoration of the event, was christened John Cope Main. Descendants of this infant are still to be found among the fishing community of Naim. They still bear the name Main Cope or Coup" (Rampini, A history of Moray and Nairn, p. 214). So much for unveracious local history.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Culp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Culp has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Culp.

How Common Is The Last Name Culp? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,170th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 381,827 people. Culp occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Culp are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Culp is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.

Culp is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 17,982 people, or 1 in 20,157. In The United States Culp is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Culp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Culp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Culp last name rose 491 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Culp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Culp last name are 17.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.46% registered with the party.

The amount Culp earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.12% less than the national average, earning $42,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $48,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Culps89172/
Culph89156/
Culpe8925/
Coulp898/
Caulp890/
Sculp890/
Cul861,318/
Coulpe801/
Cull758,985/
Kulp757,423/
Caul751,617/
Cule751,362/
Coul75920/
Colp75798/
Sulp7591/
Cuyl7535/
Cuil7531/
Cult7525/
Culb7517/
Culd755/
Cuhl755/
Zulp754/
Kcul752/
Cuël751/
Cutl751/
Ceul751/
Ckul751/
Julp751/
Hcul751/
Cschulp731/
Coull674,526/
Caule67859/
Kulpe67584/
Gcule67259/
Cuyle67233/
Coule67159/
Cheul67136/
Cucel67123/
Sulph67106/
Cuile67103/
Culle6775/
Cusil6773/
Cuijl6750/
Zulpe6744/
Culhe6732/
Zulps6723/
Could6722/
Julpe6722/
Kulps6718/
Caull6716/
Cusel6716/
Cahul6713/
Cucil6713/
Jhulp6710/
Cauld676/
Kuilp674/
Cutel672/
Cullt672/
Kaulp672/
Cutil672/
Julph672/
Chulv671/
Kulph671/
Cuilt671/
Cugli671/
Cuill671/
Žulpe671/
Cauul671/
Causl671/
Kulpp671/
Couhl671/
Su'lp671/
Kullp670/
Keulp670/
Coulb670/
Culpeher670/
Chulb670/
Koulp670/
Caulb670/
Cusle670/

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Culp Reference & Research

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Culp FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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