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

Cuthbert, 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 Cuthbert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cuthbert in America

Cuthbert is the 11919th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cuthbert surname appeared 2,627 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cuthbert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cuthbert 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 Cuthbert

The surname Cuthbert is of Anglo-Saxon origin, initially arising in the 7th century in the area of Northumbria, which is now part of northern England and southeast Scotland. It is derived from the Old English personal name "Cuðberht," composed of the elements "cuð" meaning "famous" and "beorht" meaning "bright."

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Cuthbert can be found in the Ecclesiastical History of the English People, written by the Venerable Bede in the 8th century. This work mentions St. Cuthbert, a highly revered Anglo-Saxon monk and Bishop of Lindisfarne, who lived from around 634 to 687 AD.

The Domesday Book of 1086, a great survey of landowners commissioned by William the Conqueror, contains several entries of individuals bearing the name Cuthbert, indicating its use as a personal name and potential surname in that era.

In the 12th century, a prominent figure named Cuthbert of Canterbury served as Prior of the Benedictine monastery in Canterbury from 1170 to 1176. Additionally, Cuthbert of York, who lived from around 1145 to 1216, was a notable English Catholic prelate and Archbishop of York.

During the 13th century, the surname Cuthbert began appearing more frequently in various records, including the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1274-1279, which lists individuals such as Thomas Cuthbert and Richard Cuthbert.

Noteworthy historical figures bearing the surname Cuthbert include John Cuthbert (1616-1669), an English Catholic priest and writer, and William Cuthbert (1742-1809), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War.

In the realm of literature, the surname Cuthbert is associated with the English novelist and playwright Sir Lancelot Cuthbert Brenton (1786-1845), known for his naval novels and dramatic works. Additionally, the character of Cuthbert Calculus, a fictional inventor and aviator, appears in the Adventures of Tintin series by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cuthbert

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

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

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