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Cullen Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coileáin ‘descendant of Coileán’, a byname meaning ‘puppy’ or ‘young dog’. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cuilinn ‘descendant of Cuileann’, a byname meaning ‘holly’. Scottish: habitational name from Cullen in Banff, so named from Gaelic cùilen, a diminutive of còil, cùil ‘nook’, ‘recess’. English: habitational name from the Rhineland city of Cologne (Old French form of Middle High German Köln, named with Latin colonia ‘colony’). English: variant of Cooling.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Mullen, Bullen, Millen, Cullens, Curley, Cilley, Puller, Pulley

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Cullen Family Origin

Where is the Cullen family from?

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    1920
    You can see how Cullen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cullen family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cullen families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 17 Cullen families living in New York. This was about 22% of all the recorded Cullen's in the USA. New York had the highest population of Cullen families in 1840.
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    Cullen Family Occupations

    What did your Cullen ancestors do for a living?

    In 1940, Laborer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the US named Cullen. 11% of Cullen men worked as a Laborer and 8% of Cullen women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cullen were Clerk and Secretary

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    Top Male Occupations in 1940

    • Laborer
      11%
    • Salesman
      7%
    • Farmer
      6%
    • Clerk
      5%

    Top Female Occupations in 1940

    • Teacher
      8%
    • Stenographer
      8%
    • Clerk
      6%
    • Secretary
      5%

    *We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

    Cullen Historical Records

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    Census Record

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    Passenger List

    There are 50,000 immigration records available for the last name Cullen. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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    There are 34,000 military records available for the last name Cullen. For the veterans among your Cullen ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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    Cullen Life Expectancy

    What is the average Cullen lifespan?

    Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Cullen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Cullen in 1943 was 34, and 76 in 2004.

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