The Cullum surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,435 people carried this name — #7,508 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,258 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Cullum surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Culham’.

An early record he cites: Ranulf de Colham, Shropshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Cullum and Culham.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 223 · public domain.

In print

Cullum in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

4,298 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cullum. The most, 895, 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 Queensland, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,519
New South Wales 1,324
Victoria 621
South Australia 424
Western Australia 246
Tasmania 146
ACT (Canberra) 10
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Cullum,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sir Thomas Cullum, 1st Baronet
    Sir Thomas Cullum, 1st Baronet 1587–1664 · politician
  • Dudleia North
    Dudleia North 1630–
  • Sir Dudley Cullum, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Dudley Cullum, 3rd Baronet 1657–1720 · politician
  • Sir Dudley Cullum, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Dudley Cullum, 3rd Baronet 1657–1720 · politician
  • Sir John Cullum, 5th Baronet
    Sir John Cullum, 5th Baronet 1699–1744
  • Sir Jasper Cullum, 4th Baronet 1674–1754

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 Cullum,
in the records of 6 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 States364 records

364 records of the Cullum name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 122
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 116
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 25
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 25
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence A. Cullum

    Born 1908 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi; draftsman from Davidson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 Dennis Owen Cullum

    Born 1947; from Cushing, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Gia Dinh, 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 Maria Cullum

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Albert Gallatin from Liverpool, aged 15; servant. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 364 records for Cullum in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Australia99 records

99 records of the Cullum name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 33
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 32
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 26
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Cullum

    Arrived in Queensland in 1874 aboard the Darling Downs, aged 15.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William J. Cullum

    Former collarmaker of Nth Carlton, Victoria; died 1934.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Edith Mary Cullum

    Of Glebe, New South Wales; died 1931.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 99 records for Cullum in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Cullum name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 8
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Cullum

    Buried in 1822 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 39.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. R. Cullum

    South Staffordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Cullum

    Buried in 1816 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 62.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 16 records for Cullum in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Cullum name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lona Minnie Cullum

    Died 1988, aged 70; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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

    Buried in 1965 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  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 Walter Richard Cullum

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 15 records for Cullum in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. 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).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Cullum name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Cullum

    Died 1915 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Nvt Tweeling Cullum

    Buried in 1961 in 't Harde.

    Open Archives, Streekarchivariaat Noordwest-Veluwe (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Cullum name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Wilhelmina Allan Cullum

    Died 2001, aged 78; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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