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

Cuthbertson, 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 Cuthbertson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cuthbertson in America

Cuthbertson is the 10437th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cuthbertson surname appeared 3,082 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 Cuthbertson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cuthbertson 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 Cuthbertson

The surname Cuthbertson is of English origin, deriving from the Old English personal name "Cuthbert" which was composed of the elements "cūth" meaning "famous" and "beorht" meaning "bright" or "shining." The name was relatively common in medieval England, particularly in the north of the country.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Cuthbertson can be traced back to the late 12th century in Yorkshire, where it was often rendered as "Cudbertsun" or "Cudberdesun." This patronymic form indicated "son of Cuthbert," demonstrating the name's widespread use as a given name during that period.

Cuthbertson is closely associated with the Venerable Bede's account of St. Cuthbert, a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk and Bishop of Lindisfarne, who was renowned for his piety and miracles. This association likely contributed to the name's popularity in the region.

Notable historical figures with the surname Cuthbertson include William Cuthbertson (1743-1815), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. Another is John Cuthbertson (1743-1821), a Scottish-born Canadian fur trader and explorer who was involved in the early settlement of the Red River Colony.

In the literary realm, James Cuthbertson (1851-1920) was a Scottish writer and journalist who authored several works on Scottish history and culture. Katharine Cuthbertson (1903-1985), on the other hand, was a British novelist and playwright known for her works depicting rural life in the Scottish Borders.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname is found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Cudberdesune" in the county of Yorkshire, indicating the presence of a family bearing this name in the region during the Norman conquest of England.

While the surname Cuthbertson is predominantly found in England, Scotland, and North America, it has also been documented in other parts of the English-speaking world, likely due to migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cuthbertson

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

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

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