Culross Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Culross Surname Definition:

From the town of the same name in Perthshire. William de Culros was canon of Inchaffray and vicar of Dunyn, 1381 (Inchaffray, p. 253). William Colneros and John Colneros were Scottish shipmasters in 1473 (Bain, IV, 1407). Stephen Culross was vicar of Fyntra in 1539 (Stirling of Keir, p.

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Culross Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
England341:1,638,76668,634
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland861:43,5263,182
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Culross Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the town of the same name in Perthshire. William de Culros was canon of Inchaffray and vicar of Dunyn, 1381 (Inchaffray, p. 253). William Colneros and John Colneros were Scottish shipmasters in 1473 (Bain, IV, 1407). Stephen Culross was vicar of Fyntra in 1539 (Stirling of Keir, p. 363), and John Culross of Leitgreen is mentioned in 1616 (Dunblane). Sir Stephen Culross, a cleric, was witness in Perthshire, 1548 (Gaw, 7).

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

(Celtic) belonging to Culross (Scotland) = the Back of the Promontory [Gaelic cúl, back; ros, promontory]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Culross Demographics

Culross Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Culross Last Name Facts

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

Culross is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Culross? popularity and diffusion

Culross is the 728,955th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Culross live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States Culross is most prevalent in: California, where 23 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 27 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Culross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Culross has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 680 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Culross Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Culross surname are 6.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.32% registered to vote for the party.

Culross earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colross8657/
Cullros863/
Culrose860/
Culrass860/
Colros7722/
Culrop770/
Kollross67636/
Kulro672/
Coucelro671/
Kolhross671/

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