Explore the Family Name Kulpa

The meaning of Kulpa

Polish: nickname from Latin culpa ‘fault’, ‘guilt’, a nickname for an apologetic person who frequently used the Latin expression mea culpa ‘my fault’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Tadeusz, Bronislaw, Malgorzata, Pawel, Ryszard, Wladyslawa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kulpa has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,273 out of all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to rank 22,827. This represents a change of -7.31%. The count also decreased from 1,148 in 2000 to 1,122 in 2010, marking a -2.26% change. The proportion per 100,000 people in the population saw an 11.63% decrease, from 0.43 in 2000 to 0.38 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,273	#22,827	-7.31%
Count	1,148	1,122	-2.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.38	-11.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kulpa

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kulpa also experienced changes, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 97.82% of those with the surname identified as White, while by 2010 this percentage had slightly decreased to 96.61%, a -1.24% change. Meanwhile, there were notable increases in the percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.78% to 1.25%) and Hispanic (from 0.52% to 0.89%). Additionally, in 2010, 0.53% identified as Black and 0.71% reported belonging to two or more races, where these categories did not exist or were suppressed for privacy in 2000. There was no recorded change in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.82%	96.61%	-1.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.78%	1.25%	60.26%
Hispanic	0.52%	0.89%	71.15%
Two or More Races	0.52%	0.71%	36.54%
Black	0%	0.53%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%