How common is the surname Cuthbert?

2,627 people in the United States had the surname Cuthbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,528 Americans. It ranked 11,919th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cuthbert?

Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (1938–2017), followed by Alfred Cuthbert.

Where is the surname Cuthbert most common?

Wikidata records people named Cuthbert in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Cuthbert?

Cuthbert is /ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Cuthbert getting more or less common?

More common. 2,545 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,627 in 2010, up 3.2%.

Is Cuthbert also a first name?

Yes. Cuthbert is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Cuthbert

An English surname, carried by 2,627 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/ 2 syllables Soundex C316 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cuthbert is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,627 people named Cuthbert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,528 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,545.

#11,919

rank among US surnames

2,627

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,366)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,914	Cowgill	2,628	117,483
#11,919	Karsten	2,627	117,528
#11,925	Festa	2,626	117,573
#11,926	Brass	2,625	117,617
#11,928	Polansky	2,624	117,662

Who is named Cuthbert

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

74% of people named Cuthbert identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cuthberts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter (1938–2017)
Alfred Cuthbert
American politician, 1785–1856
Ian Holm
British actor (1931–2020)

Notable Cuthberts come mostly from Australia (1), the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cuthbert

Cuthbertson

Cuthbert has the Soundex code C316, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C316.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cuthbert come from?: Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”).
How common is the surname Cuthbert?: 2,627 people in the United States had the surname Cuthbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,528 Americans. It ranked 11,919th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cuthbert?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Cuthbert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cuthbert?: Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (1938–2017), followed by Alfred Cuthbert.
Where is the surname Cuthbert most common?: Wikidata records people named Cuthbert in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Cuthbert?: Cuthbert is /ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Cuthbert getting more or less common?: More common. 2,545 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,627 in 2010, up 3.2%.
Is Cuthbert also a first name?: Yes. Cuthbert is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.