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

Cutlip, 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 Cutlip surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cutlip in America

Cutlip is the 10736th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cutlip surname appeared 2,974 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 Cutlip.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cutlip 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 Cutlip

The surname Cutlip is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "cutt" and "lippe," which together translate to "cut lip." This may have originally referred to someone who had sustained a prominent injury to their lip or could have been a descriptive nickname given to someone with a distinctive cleft or split lip.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Cutlip can be traced back to the county of Yorkshire in northern England, where it is found in various tax records and parish registers from the 13th and 14th centuries. Variations in spelling during this time included Cutlip, Cutlippe, and Cuttelip, reflecting the fluid nature of surname spellings before they became more standardized.

One of the first known bearers of the name was John Cutlip, who was mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls for Yorkshire in 1301. The Subsidy Rolls were tax records maintained by the English government, indicating that John Cutlip was a landowner or taxpayer during that period.

In the 16th century, the name Cutlip appeared in the historical records of the nearby county of Lancashire. A notable figure was Robert Cutlip, a yeoman farmer who lived in the town of Eccleston in the late 1500s. His descendants continued to reside in the area for several generations.

Another early bearer of the Cutlip name was William Cutlip, who was born in Yorkshire in 1627. He later migrated to the American colonies, settling in Virginia in the mid-17th century and establishing a branch of the Cutlip family in the New World.

Over the centuries, various individuals named Cutlip have achieved recognition in various fields. One example is Thomas Cutlip, an English clergyman who served as the Rector of St. Mary's Church in Guildford, Surrey, in the early 18th century.

Another notable figure was James Cutlip, a British military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1785 and served with distinction in the Peninsular War, eventually rising to the rank of Major before his death in 1847.

In the 19th century, John Cutlip was a prominent architect based in London. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings, including the Royal Exchange in the city's financial district, which was completed in 1844.

While the Cutlip surname has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through migration to the Americas and other English-speaking countries. However, its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in Yorkshire and the surrounding areas of northern England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cutlip

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

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

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