Culkin
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a double diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William. Compare McQuilkin.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Culkin is the 32203rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 716 individuals. Culkin is most common among White (96.51%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Culkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 393.
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