Explore the Family Name Cullins

The meaning of Cullins

Scottish (Lanarkshire): variant of Cullens or Collins.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cullins has seen a significant increase between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cullins was ranked as the 10,650th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 9,283rd position, showing an improvement of 12.84%. In terms of actual count, the occurrence of the surname increased from 2,757 to 3,506, reflecting a growth of 27.17%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 1.02 people named Cullins in 2000, rising to 1.19 in 2010, an increase of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,650	#9,283	12.84%
Count	2,757	3,506	27.17%
Proportion per 100k	1.02	1.19	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cullins

The ethnic identity associated with the Cullins surname also evolved during this decade, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, increasing from 0.33% in 2000 to 0.63% in 2010. There was also a growth in those identifying as part of two or more races, which increased from 1.27% to 1.77%, and those identifying as Black, which rose from 33.33% to 35.34%. On the other hand, the percentage of people who identified as White decreased slightly from 62.79% to 59.98%, and those identifying as Hispanic grew from 1.56% to 1.83%. The only decrease was seen in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, which declined from 0.73% to 0.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	62.79%	59.98%	-4.48%
Black	33.33%	35.34%	6.03%
Hispanic	1.56%	1.83%	17.31%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.77%	39.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.63%	90.91%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.73%	0.46%	-36.99%