The Culp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,081 people carried this name — #2,756 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (13,035).

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

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

Each family is counted by its head. About 290 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 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 32
South Carolina 9
Maryland 5
North Carolina 2
New York 1
Virginia 1

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

Culp in American newspapers,
1922.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Culp
Great Falls Tribune 1922-06-11
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Culp
Great Falls Tribune 1922-06-08
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Culp
Great Falls Tribune 1922-05-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Culp in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

270 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Culp. The most, 133, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 109
Queensland 54
Victoria 48
Western Australia 20
Tasmania 15
South Australia 14
ACT (Canberra) 6

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

Who carried it

People named Culp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel Wallace Culp
    Daniel Wallace Culp 1845– · writer
  • Belle Culp Reeves
    Belle Culp Reeves 1870–1948 · politician
  • Cordie Jacob Culp
    Cordie Jacob Culp 1872–1952 · priest
  • Julia Culp
    Julia Culp 1880–1970 · opera singer
  • Betsy Culp
    Betsy Culp 1883–1976 · pianist
  • Ida Culp 1863–1943

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 Culp,
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 States779 records

779 records of the Culp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 449
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 222
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 34
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 33
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 26
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Thomas K. Culp

    Born 1908 in Missouri. Enlisted 1941 at Los Angeles, California; auto mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1969, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Powit Culp

    Arrived at New York in 1837 aboard the Eliza from Hull, aged 27; farmer. From Hamburg, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Everett T. Culp

    Born 1948; from Columbia City, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 779 records for Culp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands363 records

363 records of the Culp name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 276
  • Dutch population registers 86
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Robert Culp

    Born 1851 in Oude Pekela. Married in 1879 in Groningen; musician. Died 1909 in Groningen, aged 57; "costumier".

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helena Culp

    Born 1844 in Assen. Married in 1877 in Groningen.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henriette Culp

    Born 1877 in Lemsterland. Died 1941 in Apeldoorn, aged 64.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 363 records for Culp in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada60 records

60 records of the Culp name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 43
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 8
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Culp

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Medway, landing at Quebec, bound for Woodstock, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Culp

    Buried in 1938 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Culp

    Died 1910 in Pleasant River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 60 records for Culp in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany4 records

4 records of the Culp name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Culp

    From Soest. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 16 November 1916 (Grenadier Regiment No. 6).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Richard Culp

    From Elberfeld. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 15 November 1916 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 61).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Culp in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Culp name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry J. Culp

    Of Newborough, Victoria; died 1954.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Culp name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Julliette Culp

    Married in 1910 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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