How common is the surname Culp?

13,081 people in the United States had the surname Culp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,603 Americans. It ranked 2,756th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Culp?

Robert Culp, American actor (1930–2010), followed by Steven Culp.

Where is the surname Culp most common?

Wikidata records people named Culp in the United States.

Is the surname Culp getting more or less common?

More common. 13,035 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,081 in 2010, up 0.4%.

The surname Culp

A surname, carried by 13,081 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Culp is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,081 people named Culp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,603 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 13,035.

#2,756

rank among US surnames

13,081

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,547)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,747	Lance	13,122	23,529
#2,748	DuBose	13,120	23,532
#2,749	Redd	13,119	23,534
#2,750	Pringle	13,115	23,541
#2,751	Padron	13,114	23,543
#2,752	Condon	13,109	23,552
#2,754	Wiles	13,105	23,559

Who is named Culp

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

87% of people named Culp identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Culps

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Culp
American actor (1930–2010)
Steven Culp
American film and television actor (born 1955)
Joseph Culp
American actor, born 1963
Connie Culp
American face transplant recipient (1963-2020)
Curley Culp
American football player (1946–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Culp

Cullop

Culp has the Soundex code C410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C410.

Questions

How common is the surname Culp?: 13,081 people in the United States had the surname Culp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,603 Americans. It ranked 2,756th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Culp?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Culp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Culp?: Robert Culp, American actor (1930–2010), followed by Steven Culp.
Where is the surname Culp most common?: Wikidata records people named Culp in the United States.
Is the surname Culp getting more or less common?: More common. 13,035 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,081 in 2010, up 0.4%.