The Culbertson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,240 people carried this name — #3,492 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 10,147 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

50 families named Culbertson, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 354 people lived in those households, 7.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 6 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 36
North Carolina 8
New York 2
Maryland 2
South Carolina 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 236 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Culbertson in American newspapers,
1893–1916.

Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Culbertson
Arizona Republican 1893-06-01
Newspaper page from Cotter Courier carrying the name Culbertson
Cotter Courier 1908-12-04
Newspaper page from Anchorage Daily Times And Cook Inlet Pioneer carrying the name Culbertson
Anchorage Daily Times And Cook Inlet Pioneer 1916-10-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 67,830 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Culbertson in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

1,653 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Culbertson. The most, 1,155, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 556
New South Wales 347
Western Australia 269
Queensland 253
South Australia 136
Tasmania 59
ACT (Canberra) 9
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Culbertson.

Who carried it

People named Culbertson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Constantine Culbertson
    William Constantine Culbertson 1825–1906 · politician
  • William Wirt Culbertson
    William Wirt Culbertson 1835–1911 · politician
  • Josephine Culbertson
    Josephine Culbertson 1852–1941 · painter
  • John James Culbertson
    John James Culbertson 1853–1932 · politician
  • Anne Virginia Culbertson
    Anne Virginia Culbertson 1857–1918 · writer
  • Ruth Culbertson d. 1985 · pianist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Culbertson,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States661 records

661 records of the Culbertson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 391
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 161
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 32
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 29
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 26
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard J. Culbertson

    Born 1919 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Portland, Oregon; lumberman from Lane County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gary Morten Culbertson

    Born 1944; from Lincoln, Nebraska. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Janet Culbertson

    Arrived at New York in 1835 aboard the Francis from Greenock, aged 21; thatcher. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 661 records for Culbertson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Culbertson name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Culbertson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Typhoon, aged 30; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Culbertson

    Bricklayer of Rutherglen, Victoria; died 1896.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Robert Culbertson

    Left Hobart in 1824 aboard the Triton, bound for Port Jackson, as second mate.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Culbertson in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Culbertson name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Francis Culbertson

    Died 1965; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Samuel Culbertson

    Died 1948; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Culbertson

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Culbertson in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Culbertson name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Melvin Wilford Culbertson

    Born 1975 in the Netherlands; died 1998 in Beychac-et-Caillau (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Liliane Roberte Micheline Culbertson

    Born 1909 in Paris; died 2001 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Culbertson name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Culbertson

    Labour Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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