The Kulp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,681 people carried this name — #7,143 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,900 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,717 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

31 people named Kulp is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 31

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Kulp in American newspapers,
1908–1914.

Newspaper page from The Hawaiian Star carrying the name Kulp
The Hawaiian Star 1908-11-18
Newspaper page from The Lynden Tribune carrying the name Kulp
The Lynden Tribune 1914-03-26
Newspaper page from The Seattle Star carrying the name Kulp
The Seattle Star 1912-05-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,380 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kulp in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1940s.

41 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kulp. The most, 9, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 16
Queensland 12
South Australia 6
New South Wales 4
Tasmania 3

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

Who carried it

People named Kulp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Vojtěch Kulp
    Vojtěch Kulp 1850–1932 · judge
  • Vojtěch Kulp
    Vojtěch Kulp 1850–1932 · judge
  • Monroe Henry Kulp
    Monroe Henry Kulp 1858–1911 · politician
  • Hermann Kulp 1870–1942
  • Johannes Kulp 1871–1955 · parson
  • Johannes Kulp 1871–1895 · parson

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 Kulp,
in the records of 7 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 States333 records

333 records of the Kulp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 192
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 36
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 31
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 19
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth C. Kulp

    Born 1920 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg; transport worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1996, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Caroline Kulp

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Magdalene from Bremen, aged 21; servant. From Germany; bound for Buffalo.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert I. Kulp

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1938, died 1996; buried at Lexington Cemetery Co, Kentucky.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 333 records for Kulp 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany63 records

63 records of the Kulp name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 62
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Kulp

    Born 1880; from Lübeck. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 19 June 1918; then reported dead in the list of 3 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 202).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Anna Kulp

    Estate settled in 1913.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Kulp

    From Dankelshausen, Münden. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 21 October 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 63 records for Kulp in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands18 records

18 records of the Kulp name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch population registers 7
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ludwig Carl Gottlieb Kulp

    Married in 1866 in Lonneker; railway worker, born in Hardegsen, Hanover.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Emma Elise Mina Kulp

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1902 in Hettensen.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Hendrika Wilhelmina Kulp

    Born 1869 in Eschmarke (Lonneker).

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Kulp 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Kulp name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carl Kulp

    Arrived in Victoria in 1861 aboard the Linda, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Kulp in Australia.

Counts: 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).

France2 records

2 records of the Kulp 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 Denise Francoise Jeanne Kulp

    Born 1897 in Paris; died 1994 in Senlis (Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Clotilde Jacqueline Michael Kulp

    Born 1893 in Paris; died 1973 in Paris.

    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).

Finland2 records

2 records of the Kulp name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Johannes Kulp

    Born 1919 in Vöyri. Died in 1943 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Vöyri.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Ragnar Johannes Kulp

    Born 1923 in Vöyri. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Vöyri.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Kulp name in Canada City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Kulp

    Buried in 1914 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

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

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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