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    The surname Cully

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,337 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C400

    Cully: #20,019 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cully #20,019, 1,337 people Cully: #20,019 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cully #20,019, 1,337 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cully is more common than 87.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colla (“descendant of Colla”), a personal name of unknown origin.

    Cully 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 1,337 people named Cully in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 230,924 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,359.

    #20,019
    rank among US surnames
    1,337
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.6%
    change since 2000 (was #18,682)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,010Vanalstyne1,338230,752
    #20,019McKechnie1,337230,924

    Who is named Cully

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

    80% of people named Cully identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 5.2%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Cullys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Zara Cully
      Actress (1892-1978)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Cully

    Cully has the Soundex code C400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C400.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cully come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colla (“descendant of Colla”), a personal name of unknown origin.
    How common is the surname Cully?
    1,337 people in the United States had the surname Cully in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,924 Americans. It ranked 20,019th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cully?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Cully identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cully?
    Zara Cully, actress (1892-1978).
    Where is the surname Cully most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cully in the United States.
    What type of surname is Cully?
    Cully is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Cully getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,359 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,337 in 2010, down 1.6%.
    What are other spellings of Cully?
    Culley.