Culton Surname

218,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Culton Surname Definition:

Probably a variant of Coltran, which see. Edward Cultan in the parish of Abbey, 1666, and five more of the name are in record (Kirkcudbright).

Culton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3631:265,92725,042
Israel3961:21,6103,214
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Australia311:870,82953,581
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:143,9706,132
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

Culton (26) may also be a first name.

Culton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably a variant of Coltran, which see. Edward Cultan in the parish of Abbey, 1666, and five more of the name are in record (Kirkcudbright).

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

Culton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Culton is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Culton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Culton is the 218,646th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,890,841 people. Culton is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Culton reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 26 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,363 people, or 1 in 265,927. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, Missouri, where 15 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 21 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Culton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Culton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Culton last name grew 646 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Culton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Culton surname is chiefly Presbyterian (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States Culton are 11.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount Culton earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $43,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.86% more than the national average, earning $73,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulton923,534/
Caulton921,260/
Cultong9223/
Cullton923/
Cuilton921/
Chulton920/
Couslton861/
Cuyleton860/
Scoulton860/
Choulton860/
Chaulton860/
Colton8313,643/
Sulton834,085/
Cultan83487/
Kulton8374/
Julton8324/
Cultom8313/
Cultun832/
Sulthon77880/
Coultan7753/
Saulton7748/
Sultoon7729/
Jultong7728/
Culttan7728/
Coltton7710/
Kultong775/
Sultton773/
Kulthon772/
Zultone771/
Sultoin771/
Tcultan771/
Kcultan771/
Suilton771/
Coltoon771/
Chultan771/
Kultoen771/
Collton771/
Giulton770/
Kaulton770/
Kulthong71192/
Julthong7131/
Coulthan710/
Sultan671,169,392/
Kolton671,122/
Coltan67426/
Kultan67347/
Coltun67269/
Zolton67223/
Kultán6753/
Zultan6717/
Cultum6711/
Sultán676/
Jultan674/
Kultun672/
Çultan672/
Koultoing671/
Coulthand671/
Koulthong671/

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