# Culkin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/culkin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 716 |
| US rank (2010) | 32,203 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 431,209 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (703 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Calkin |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a double diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William. Compare McQuilkin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Culkin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 97% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Culkin in the United States.

## People named Culkin

- Macaulay Culkin, American actor and singer (born 1980)
- Kieran Culkin, American actor (born 1982)
- Rory Culkin, American actor
- Kit Culkin, American actor

## Similar surnames

Culligan, Calkins, Cullison, Caulkins, Clawson, Colson, Clausen, Callaghan, Coulson, Colgan, Callison, Claussen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.