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

The last name Culter is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Cülter. Click here to see other potential spellings of Culter.

How Common Is The Last Name Culter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 714,947th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The surname Culter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Culter live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 987,627. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 11 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Kansas, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Culter occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Culter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Culter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Culter surname rose 164 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Culter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Culter surname is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Culter surname are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.7% registered to vote for the 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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