Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CULLEN
There are approximately 19,327 people named Cullen in the UK. That makes it the 524th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 306 are named Cullen.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
CullinCulling
Coolen
Coulon
Callen
Collen
Cuillen
Culen
Coullen
Coulen
Culenn
Cuilen
Coellen
Cuillon
Coollen
Culens
Coullun
Coullon
Cuilon
Coelen
Cuellen
Coulun
Coehlen
Coughlen
Culalen
Coulown
The Cullen surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From the town of Cullen, in Banffshire, Scotland. The derivation is uncertain. It may be from Cuillean, holly, a place of holly-trees; or Cullin, the place at the neck of the lake, from Cul, a neck, the back of any thing, and lin, a lake, a pond.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CULLEN. 1. Irish. See Cuillean. 2. An old spelling of Cologne.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.