Cullinan
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English
Alternative forms
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)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cullinan is the 13306th 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.