Explore the Family Name Kullman

The meaning of Kullman

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Kullmann.

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

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kullman decreased notably from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Kullman was ranked as the 23,638th most popular surname, with approximately one thousand individuals carrying it. However, by 2010, the rank had slipped to 28,498, marking a decline in popularity of about 20.56%. This corresponds to a decrease in the count of people bearing the surname, which fell by 16.3% from 1000 to 837 during the same period. The proportion of Kullmans per 100,000 population also decreased by 24.32%, falling from 0.37 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,638	#28,498	-20.56%
Count	1,000	837	-16.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.28	-24.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kullman

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity of individuals named Kullman. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of Kullmans identified as White, with only a slight increase from 96.00% to 96.18% over the decade. The percentage of Kullmans identifying as having two or more races dropped by 30.00%, from 1.20% in 2000 to 0.84% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 0.60% in 2000 to 1.67% in 2010, representing an increase of 178.33%. Conversely, the proportion identifying as Black fell sharply from 1.30% to 0.60%, a decrease of 53.85%. No Kullmans identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96%	96.18%	0.19%
Hispanic	0.6%	1.67%	178.33%
Two or More Races	1.2%	0.84%	-30%
Black	1.3%	0.6%	-53.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%