Culverhouse Surname

173,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Culverhouse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the culver-house,' i.e. the dove-cote; v. Culver. Pigeon-houses were attached to all large establishments; many of them still exist An interesting article by Chancellor Ferguson on the importance of pigeons in the early cuisine may be seen in the Transactions Cumb.

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Culverhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3891:260,95024,633
England8311:67,0497,767
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Wales401:77,3636,557
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4161:58,5956,887
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Culverhouse (11) may also be a first name.

Culverhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the culver-house,' i.e. the dove-cote; v. Culver. Pigeon-houses were attached to all large establishments; many of them still exist An interesting article by Chancellor Ferguson on the importance of pigeons in the early cuisine may be seen in the Transactions Cumb. and West Ant. and Arch. Soc. (vol. ix. pt. ii. pp. 413-434), where are several sketches of old culver-houses. It is very probable that the Scotch Claverhouse is a corruption.

Henry atte Colverhouse, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Roger atte Colverhous, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1582. John Culverhouse (Essex) and Joan Kalladaye: Marriage Lic. (London).

1653. Baptised — Thomas, son of John Cullverous: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Elsewhere Culverous, Culverus (ibid. pp. 179, 306).

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

(English) Dweller at the Dove- Cote [v. under Culver, and + Middle English hous, Old English hús]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A dove-cot. See Culver.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Culverhouse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Culverhouse is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Culverhouse.

How Common Is The Last Name Culverhouse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 173,769th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,948,036 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Culverhouse live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Culverhouse is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 11 people.

The surname Culverhouse is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,389 people, or 1 in 260,950. In The United States Culverhouse is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 22 percent live, Georgia, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Culverhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Culverhouse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Culverhouse surname increased 1,251 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Culverhouse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Culverhouse last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Culverhouse surname are 21.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Culverhouse earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $43,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $52,332 CAD per year.

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