Cullinan

English

Alternative forms

• Cullinane

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuilleannáin (“descendant of Cuilleannán”), a personal name deriving from a diminutive form of cuileann (“holly”).

Proper noun

Cullinan (plural Cullinans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cullinan is the 13306^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2292 individuals. Cullinan is most common among White (94.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cullinan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 393.