Cuilty last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Cuilty is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cuilty.

Meaning of Cuilty

An Irish surname derived from the Old Irish word "cuilche", meaning an angle or corner.

Cuilty, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cuilty surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cuilty in America

Cuilty is the 142108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cuilty surname appeared 117 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cuilty.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cuilty to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

	2010	2000	Change (%)
Rank	142108	134037	5.85%
Count	117	116	0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.04	0.00%

The history of the last name Cuilty

The surname Cuilty has its origins in Ireland, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be an Anglicized form of the old Irish Gaelic name Ó Cuilidhe, which means "descendant of Cuilidhe." The name Cuilidhe itself comes from the Irish word "cuile," meaning "angle" or "corner."

Cuilty was primarily found in the counties of Leitrim and Sligo, where the family held lands and properties. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the Fiants of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I, where a John O'Cuilty is mentioned in connection with land transactions in County Sligo in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, many Irish families, including the Cuiltys, were dispossessed of their lands and forced to relocate to other parts of the country. This led to the spread of the name to other regions, particularly in the northern counties of Ulster.

Notable individuals with the surname Cuilty throughout history include:

Patrick Cuilty (c. 1660 - 1720), an Irish Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of Raphoe from 1713 until his death.
Terence Cuilty (1828 - 1901), an Irish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Sligo County from 1880 to 1885.
Bridget Cuilty (1856 - 1932), an Irish-born American philanthropist and activist who founded several orphanages and shelters for women and children in New York City.
Michael Cuilty (1879 - 1958), an Irish-born Australian actor and theater producer who was influential in the development of Australian theater in the early 20th century.
Seán Cuilty (1917 - 1998), an Irish writer and poet who was a prominent figure in the Irish literary scene during the mid-20th century.

While the surname Cuilty is not among the most common Irish surnames, it has a rich history and cultural significance, tracing its roots back to the ancient Gaelic names and the Irish counties where the family was originally based.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cuilty

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cuilty.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

White only
Black only
American Indian and Alaskan Native only
Asian and Pacific Islander only
Hispanic
Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cuilty was:

Race/Ethnicity	Percentage	Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only	46.15%	54
Non-Hispanic Black Only	0.00%	0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only	(S)%	(S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.00%	0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races	(S)%	(S)
Hispanic Origin	51.28%	60

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cuilty has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

	2010	2000	Change (%)
White	46.15%	50.86%	-9.71%
Black	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Asian and Pacific Islander	(S)%	(S)%	(S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Two or More Races	(S)%	(S)%	(S)%
Hispanic	51.28%	47.41%	7.84%

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cuilty was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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