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    The surname Culbertson

    A surname, carried by 10,240 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C416

    Culbertson: #3,492 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Culbertson #3,492, 10,240 people Culbertson: #3,492 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Culbertson #3,492, 10,240 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Culbertson is more common than 97.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,240 people named Culbertson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,151 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,147.

    #3,492
    rank among US surnames
    10,240
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #3,235)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,483Caputo10,25730,101
    #3,484Steed10,25030,122
    #3,485Penny10,24930,124
    #3,486Hiatt10,24730,130
    #3,488Israel10,24530,136
    #3,489Crooks10,24430,139
    #3,490Searcy10,24330,142

    Who is named Culbertson

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

    91% of people named Culbertson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Culbertsons

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Frank L. Culbertson
      Astronaut, United States Navy captain, born 1949
    • Brian Culbertson
      American musician, born 1973
    • Ely Culbertson
      American contract bridge entrepreneur (1891–1955)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Culbertson

    Culbertson 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 Culbertson?
    10,240 people in the United States had the surname Culbertson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,151 Americans. It ranked 3,492nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Culbertson?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Culbertson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Culbertson?
    Frank L. Culbertson, Astronaut, United States Navy captain, followed by Brian Culbertson.
    Where is the surname Culbertson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Culbertson in the United States.
    Is the surname Culbertson getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,240 in 2010, up 0.9%.