Culpeck Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Culpeck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killpeck,' a parish in Herefordshire, eight miles from Hereford.

Hugh de Kylpek, Gloucestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Culpeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Culpeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killpeck,' a parish in Herefordshire, eight miles from Hereford.

Hugh de Kylpek, Gloucestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Kylpec, Herefordshire, ibid.

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

Probably Kilpeck, co. Hereford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Kilpeck; a location name in Herefordshire Orfrom the Flemish, Callepeck; a personal name.

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

Culpeck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Culpeck is most common in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Culpeck? popularity and diffusion

Culpeck is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Culpeck is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Culpeck live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England Culpeck is primarily found in: Hertfordshire, where 32 percent live, Suffolk, where 20 percent live and East Sussex, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Culpeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Culpeck has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Culpeck last name declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chulpek865/
Sulpeck860/
Culpik773/
Kulpek771/
Culhpik711/
Kolpek62291/
Kulpik6280/
Sulpik621/
Saulpic579/
Czolpik572/
Kulpikė571/
Kulpikova501/

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