Explore the Family Name Cullens

The meaning of Cullens

1. Scottish: variant of Cullen, with excrescent or genitival -s. 2. Dutch (Rotterdam): possibly an adaptation of English Collins.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cullens has noticeably increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 29,261st in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed to 24,593rd place, representing a change of 15.95%. The actual count of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 762 in 2000 to 1,016 in 2010, a rise of 33.33%. Similarly, the proportion of people named Cullens per 100,000 of population increased by 21.43%, going from 0.28 to 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,261	#24,593	15.95%
Count	762	1,016	33.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.34	21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cullens

Concerning ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts within the Cullens populace between 2000 and 2010. The largest proportion of Cullens identified as White, increasing slightly from 59.71% to 62.80%. The percentage of Cullens identifying as Black decreased by 12.92%, from 35.83% to 31.20%. Interestingly, the group identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase, almost doubling from 1.71% to 3.25%. There were also new entries in the ethnic identity data, with Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories appearing in 2010, accounting for 0.49% and 0.59% respectively. The Hispanic proportion remained fairly steady, showing a slight decrease of 2.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	59.71%	62.8%	5.18%
Black	35.83%	31.2%	-12.92%
Two or More Races	1.71%	3.25%	90.06%
Hispanic	1.71%	1.67%	-2.34%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.49%	0%