Culkin

English

Alternative forms

• Calkin

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.

Proper noun

Culkin (plural Culkins)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Culkin is the 32203^rd 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.

Anagrams

• inculk, luck in