How common is the surname Coulson?

4,966 people in the United States had the surname Coulson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,172 Americans. It ranked 6,792nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Coulson?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Coulson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Coulson?

Christian Coulson, British actor, followed by Catherine Coulson.

Where is the surname Coulson most common?

Wikidata records people named Coulson in the United Kingdom and the United States.

How do you pronounce Coulson?

Coulson is /ˈkoʊl.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Coulson getting more or less common?

More common. 4,765 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,966 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Coulson

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,966 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkoʊl.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex C425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coulson is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

From Cole + -son.

Coulson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,966 people named Coulson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,172 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,765.

#6,792

rank among US surnames

4,966

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,559)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,788	Coston	4,969	62,134
#6,790	Addington	4,968	62,147
#6,791	Bowes	4,967	62,159
#6,792	Coulson	4,966	62,172
#6,793	Fuhrman	4,965	62,184

Who is named Coulson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Coulson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Coulsons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christian Coulson
British actor, born 1978
Catherine Coulson
American actress (1943–2015)
Charles Coulson
British applied mathematician, theoretical chemist and religious author (1910–1974)

Notable Coulsons come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Coulson

Coulson has the Soundex code C425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C425.

Questions

Where does the surname Coulson come from?: From Cole + -son.
How common is the surname Coulson?: 4,966 people in the United States had the surname Coulson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,172 Americans. It ranked 6,792nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coulson?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Coulson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Coulson?: Christian Coulson, British actor, followed by Catherine Coulson.
Where is the surname Coulson most common?: Wikidata records people named Coulson in the United Kingdom and the United States.
How do you pronounce Coulson?: Coulson is /ˈkoʊl.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Coulson?: Coulson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Coulson getting more or less common?: More common. 4,765 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,966 in 2010, up 4.2%.