How common is the surname Culbreth?

2,929 people in the United States had the surname Culbreth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,410 Americans. It ranked 10,882nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Culbreth getting more or less common?

More common. 2,862 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,929 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Culbreth

A surname, carried by 2,929 people in the United States.

2 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). Culbreth is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,929 people named Culbreth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,410 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,862.

#10,882

rank among US surnames

2,929

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,315)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,880	Midgett	2,930	105,374
#10,882	Marciano	2,929	105,410
#10,886	Nova	2,928	105,446
#10,889	Linker	2,927	105,482
#10,890	Divine	2,926	105,518
#10,891	Lesley	2,925	105,554

Who is named Culbreth

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

74% of people named Culbreth identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Culbreth

Culbreth 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 Culbreth?: 2,929 people in the United States had the surname Culbreth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,410 Americans. It ranked 10,882nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Culbreth?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Culbreth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Culbreth getting more or less common?: More common. 2,862 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,929 in 2010, up 2.3%.