Explore the Family Name Culliver

The meaning of Culliver

English: variant of Colliver.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Culliver has seen an increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Culliver was ranked 48,021st in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had risen to the rank of 45,959th, indicating a positive change of 4.29%. The number of people with the surname Culliver also increased from 414 in 2000 to 464 in 2010, marking an impressive growth of 12.08%. The proportion of people named Culliver per 100,000 individuals rose slightly from 0.15 to 0.16, marking a 6.67% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,021	#45,959	4.29%
Count	414	464	12.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.16	6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Culliver

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates several shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native demographic categories reported 0% representation in both years, there were changes among other groups. The percentage of self-identified Black individuals with the surname Culliver increased from 70.53% in 2000 to 75.22% in 2010, a growth of 6.65%. Meanwhile, those identifying as White decreased from 24.64% to 19.18%, reflecting a decrease of 22.16%. The Hispanic category also saw a slight decrease from 1.21% to 1.08%. Notably, the group identifying with two or more races experienced a significant increase, moving from 3.62% in 2000 to 4.53% in 2010, a jump of 25.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	70.53%	75.22%	6.65%
White	24.64%	19.18%	-22.16%
Two or More Races	3.62%	4.53%	25.14%
Hispanic	1.21%	1.08%	-10.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%