Explore the Family Name Cullars

The meaning of Cullars

Shortened and altered form of Scottish McKellar, with the addition of English excrescent -s.

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How common is the last name Cullars in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cullars has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 49,563rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to the 50,196th position. This represents a negative change of 1.28%. However, the count of people with the surname Cullars increased by 4.77% during this period, from 398 to 417 individuals. Nevertheless, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 6.67%, suggesting that while the number of people named Cullars increased, so did the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#50,196	-1.28%
Count	398	417	4.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cullars

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cullars based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it is primarily associated with people identifying as Black, representing 71.22% of the individuals with this surname in 2010, up from 69.35% in 2000. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 13.84% to 24.46% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, increasing by 55.22% over the decade to 3.12%. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the Cullars surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. A small percentage (1.20%) began identifying as Hispanic in 2010, where there were none in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	69.35%	71.22%	2.7%
White	28.39%	24.46%	-13.84%
Two or More Races	2.01%	3.12%	55.22%
Hispanic	0%	1.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%