Culter Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Culter Surname Definition:

Ó Coltair Of Ballycolter. IF 305*.

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Culter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3671:987,62773,174
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England61:9,286,343223,652
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Jersey11:99,2026,620
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

The alternate forms: Cülter (53) are calculated separately.

Culter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Coltair Of Ballycolter. IF 305*.

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A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A lake at St. Nynians, co. Lanark, is so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Culter Last Name Facts

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

Culter is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as: Cülter. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Culter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Culter is the 714,947th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Culter are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 987,627. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Colorado, where 11 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Kansas, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Culter exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Culter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Culter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 164 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Culter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Culter last name are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Culter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $47,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning $56,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cülter9453/
Coulter9244,290/
Cultier92106/
Caulter927/
Cultter924/
Cutlter922/
Culther921/
Culteur921/
Sculter920/
Culte918/
Coulther8627/
Coultier8622/
Coultert865/
Coullter864/
Coultter863/
Coutlter862/
Choulter861/
Coultere861/
Cutilter861/
Dcoulter861/
Chaulter860/
Scoulter860/
Colter835,034/
Kulter831,081/
Sulter83312/
Cultet8368/
Cultee8343/
Coulte834/
Cultie832/
Cultir831/
Cultes831/
Cultre831/
Cultey830/
Coultherd8036/
D'Coulter801/
Coulthert800/
Saulter771,484/
Coultes77204/
Coltier77179/
Cultess7731/
Soulter7730/
Cuiltre7719/
Koulter779/
Coultre777/
Coolter774/
Collter773/
Coltter772/
Cuyltre772/
Coultet772/
Coultey771/
Colther771/
Seulter771/
Zultere771/
Cuilete771/
Cuilthe771/
Coultez770/
Coultee770/
Caultey770/
Coultir770/
Coultie770/
Coultheard750/
Culty73192/
Colte73188/
Culta73159/
Kulte7365/
Culti7356/
Saultier7174/
Colthier711/
D'Colter711/
Soultier710/
Cuilette710/
Kulthe676,529/
Kolter672,058/
Coltea67840/
Cultid67434/
Cuilty67247/
Coltey67234/
Coltee6736/
Coulta6723/
Kultje6712/
Külter6712/
Cultis678/
Kultes678/
Cuillette676/
Khulte675/
Zolter674/
Kultee674/
Koulte673/
Coulty672/
Cultio672/
Kultez672/
Kaulte671/
Kulhte671/
Kultge671/
Cultta671/
Colthe671/
Coltir671/
Collte671/
Kulteh671/
Cultiz671/
Cculta671/
Cultyd671/
Cullty670/
Coltie670/

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