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

Kuilan, 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 Kuilan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kuilan in America

Kuilan is the 46902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kuilan surname appeared 453 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 Kuilan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kuilan 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 Kuilan

The surname KUILAN has its origins in the Brittany region of France, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Breton word "kouil", which means "small wood" or "grove". Some early spellings of the name included Couilan, Couillan, and Couillant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KUILAN surname can be found in the parish records of Saint-Malo, Brittany, from the year 1587. These records mention a Jacques Couillant, who was a farmer in the nearby village of Plouër-sur-Rance.

In the 17th century, the KUILAN name appeared in several historical documents related to the maritime trade in Brittany. For example, a Captain Yves Couillan was listed as the master of a merchant ship that sailed between Saint-Malo and the French colonies in the Caribbean in 1642.

During the French Revolution in the late 18th century, a man named Pierre-Marie Couilan was a prominent member of the Jacobin Club in Rennes, Brittany. He was known for his radical political views and his support for the revolutionary cause.

In the 19th century, a notable figure with the KUILAN surname was François-Marie Couillant, a French botanist and naturalist who was born in Rennes in 1812. He made significant contributions to the study of the flora of Brittany and published several works on the subject.

Another individual of note was Jeanne Couillant, a nun and educator who lived in the town of Guingamp, Brittany, in the late 19th century. She founded a school for girls in the town and played a pivotal role in promoting education for women in the region.

In the early 20th century, a man named René Couilan was a prominent figure in the Breton autonomist movement, which sought greater political and cultural autonomy for the region within France. He was a writer and journalist who advocated for the preservation of the Breton language and traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kuilan

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

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

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