How common is the surname Culhane?

2,076 people in the United States had the surname Culhane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,721 Americans. It ranked 14,398th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Culhane?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Culhane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Culhane?

Shamus Culhane, American animator (1908–1996).

Where is the surname Culhane most common?

Wikidata records people named Culhane in the United States.

Is the surname Culhane getting more or less common?

More common. 1,922 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,076 in 2010, up 8.0%.

The surname Culhane

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,076 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Culhane is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), from the personal name Cathal + the diminutive suffix -án.

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

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,076 people named Culhane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,721 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,922.

#14,398

rank among US surnames

2,076

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #14,292)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,392	Pelt	2,077	148,650
#14,398	Hucks	2,076	148,721
#14,405	Jared	2,075	148,793

Who is named Culhane

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

94% of people named Culhane identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Culhanes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shamus Culhane
American animator (1908–1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Culhane

Culhane has the Soundex code C450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C450.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Culhane come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), from the personal name Cathal + the diminutive suffix -án.
How common is the surname Culhane?: 2,076 people in the United States had the surname Culhane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,721 Americans. It ranked 14,398th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Culhane?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Culhane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Culhane?: Shamus Culhane, American animator (1908–1996).
Where is the surname Culhane most common?: Wikidata records people named Culhane in the United States.
What type of surname is Culhane?: Culhane is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Culhane getting more or less common?: More common. 1,922 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,076 in 2010, up 8.0%.