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

Kulikov, 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 Kulikov surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kulikov in America

Kulikov is the 90853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kulikov surname appeared 203 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 Kulikov.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kulikov 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 Kulikov

The surname Kulikov is of Russian origin and dates back several centuries. It is derived from the Russian word "kulik," which means "plover" or a type of wading bird. The name was likely initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who lived near an area where plovers were commonly found or someone who had characteristics resembling those birds.

The earliest recorded instances of the Kulikov surname can be traced back to medieval Russia, appearing in various historical documents and records from the 14th and 15th centuries. One notable mention is found in the Veliky Novgorod Chronicles, which document the activities of a merchant named Ivan Kulikov in the city of Novgorod during the late 1300s.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in several land grant records and property deeds in the regions around Moscow and Tver. These documents often referred to villages or estates with names that incorporated the word "Kulikov," suggesting that the surname was derived from a specific place name.

One of the most famous historical figures with the Kulikov surname was Dmitry Kulikov, a Russian military commander who led the Grand Duchy of Moscow's forces against the Golden Horde at the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380. This decisive victory over the Mongol invaders is considered a pivotal moment in the formation of the Russian state.

Another notable individual was Ivan Kulikov, a Russian explorer and navigator who was part of the Great Northern Expedition in the early 18th century. He charted vast stretches of the Arctic coastline and contributed significantly to the mapping of Siberia.

In the 19th century, Pyotr Kulikov was a prominent Russian painter known for his landscape and genre scenes depicting rural life in Russia. He was born in 1828 and his works are now part of the collections of major museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Aleksandr Kulikov, a Russian chess grandmaster, was born in 1953 and is widely regarded as one of the strongest players of his generation. He won numerous international tournaments and was a member of the Soviet and Russian national chess teams.

The Kulikov surname has also been found in various spellings and variations throughout history, such as Kulikoff, Kulikowski, and Kulikovskiy, reflecting regional differences in pronunciation and transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kulikov

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

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

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