How common is the surname Culberson?

3,415 people in the United States had the surname Culberson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,409 Americans. It ranked 9,520th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Culberson?

Charles Allen Culberson, American politician (1855-1925), followed by John Culberson.

Where is the surname Culberson most common?

Wikidata records people named Culberson in the United States and Sierra Leone.

Is the surname Culberson getting more or less common?

More common. 3,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,415 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Culberson

A surname, carried by 3,415 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Culberson is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,415 people named Culberson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,409 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,183.

#9,520

rank among US surnames

3,415

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,387)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,511	Thibeault	3,417	90,356
#9,515	Hord	3,416	90,382
#9,520	Mikesell	3,415	90,409
#9,524	Dinger	3,414	90,435
#9,525	Ang	3,413	90,462
#9,527	Catania	3,412	90,488
#9,529	Khang	3,411	90,515

Who is named Culberson

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

65% of people named Culberson identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Culbersons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Allen Culberson
American politician (1855-1925)
John Culberson
American politician (1956-)
William Louis Culberson
American lichenologist (1929-2003)
Sarah Culberson
American activist, born 1976

Notable Culbersons come mostly from the United States (3) and Sierra Leone (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Culberson

Culberson has the Soundex code C416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C416.

Questions

How common is the surname Culberson?: 3,415 people in the United States had the surname Culberson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,409 Americans. It ranked 9,520th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Culberson?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Culberson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Culberson?: Charles Allen Culberson, American politician (1855-1925), followed by John Culberson.
Where is the surname Culberson most common?: Wikidata records people named Culberson in the United States and Sierra Leone.
Is the surname Culberson getting more or less common?: More common. 3,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,415 in 2010, up 7.3%.