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

Culliver, 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 Culliver surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Culliver in America

Culliver is the 45959th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Culliver surname appeared 464 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 Culliver.

We can also compare 2010 data for Culliver 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.

The history of the last name Culliver

The surname Culliver is of English origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English words "cull" meaning "to cut or slay" and "hever" meaning "a goat or ram." The name was likely initially given as a descriptive surname to someone who worked as a butcher or slaughterer of animals.

Culliver is found recorded in ancient tax rolls and legal records, such as the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1275, where one John Cullevere is listed. The name also appears in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1279, which mentions a William Cullevere.

In the 16th century, the name was sometimes spelled as Cullyver or Cullivor. One early bearer was Thomas Culliver, born around 1520 in Gloucestershire, who was a wealthy landowner and merchant.

The Culliver surname is also associated with various place names in England, such as Culliver's Close in Somerset and Culliver's Field in Dorset, suggesting that some bearers of the name may have been landowners or tenants in these areas.

Notable Cullivers throughout history include:

1. Sir Thomas Culliver (c. 1590-1661), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Dorchester in the 17th century.
2. John Culliver (1633-1702), a prominent English military officer who served in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession.
3. Mary Culliver (1709-1795), a British philanthropist and advocate for women's education, known for founding the Culliver School for Girls in London.
4. William Culliver (1785-1862), an English architect responsible for designing several churches and public buildings in the Georgian style.
5. George Culliver (1859-1936), a British explorer and naturalist who led expeditions to the Amazon rainforest and published several books on the region's flora and fauna.

The Culliver surname, while not extremely common, has left its mark on various aspects of British history, from politics and military service to architecture, exploration, and education.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Culliver

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

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:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

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

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 Culliver has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Culliver was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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