How common is the surname Culkin?

716 people in the United States had the surname Culkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 431,209 Americans. It ranked 32,203rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Culkin?

Macaulay Culkin, American actor and singer (born 1980), followed by Kieran Culkin.

Where is the surname Culkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Culkin in the United States.

Is the surname Culkin getting more or less common?

More common. 703 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 716 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Culkin

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 716 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Culkin is more common than 80.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Culkin 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 716 people named Culkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 431,209 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 703.

#32,203

rank among US surnames

716

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #31,202)

Who is named Culkin

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

97% of people named Culkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Culkins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Macaulay Culkin
American actor and singer (born 1980)
Kieran Culkin
American actor (born 1982)
Rory Culkin
American actor, born 1989
Kit Culkin
American actor, born 1944

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Calkin

Surnames that sound like Culkin

Culkin has the Soundex code C425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C425.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Culkin come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a double diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William. Compare McQuilkin.
How common is the surname Culkin?: 716 people in the United States had the surname Culkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 431,209 Americans. It ranked 32,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Culkin?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Culkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Culkin?: Macaulay Culkin, American actor and singer (born 1980), followed by Kieran Culkin.
Where is the surname Culkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Culkin in the United States.
What type of surname is Culkin?: Culkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Culkin getting more or less common?: More common. 703 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 716 in 2010, up 1.8%.
What are other spellings of Culkin?: Calkin.