Cullen (surname)
Cullen is an Irish surname. It is an Anglicised form of Gaelic Ó Cuileáin 'descendant of Cuileán', a name meaning 'wolfhound whelp', 'young hound'.[1][2] It is also considered by some to mean the 'handsome one'.[3] The Uí Cuileáin of County Tyrone were erenaghs of Clogher.[4] According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Cullanes were one of the chiefly families of the Uí Fidgenti who were a tribe of the Erainn who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland between about 500 and 100 BC.[5]
Cullen is also found as a surname in Scotland and England; an example being the Cullen baronets.
People with the surname Cullen
[edit]A
[edit]- Adam Cullen, Australian artist
- Alexander Lamb Cullen (1920–2013), British electrical engineer
- Alice Cullen (politician), UK politician
- Archibald Howard Cullen, bishop of Grahamstown, South Africa
B
[edit]- Bill Cullen, American game show host
- Bill Cullen (businessman), Irish businessman and philanthropist
- Brett Cullen, American actor
- Bud Cullen, Canadian Federal Court judge
C
[edit]- Charles Cullen, nurse and serial killer
- Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby player
- Countee Cullen, African American poet of the Harlem Renaissance
D
[edit]- Dan Cullen, Australian cricketer
- Danny Cullen, Irish hurler
- Domingo Cullen (1791–1839), Argentine politician
E
[edit]- Edgar M. Cullen, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, 1904–1913
- Eric Cullen, Scottish comedy actor
F
[edit]- Francis Cullen, American criminologist
G
[edit]- Geoff Cullen (born 1977), Australian cricketer
- Gordon Cullen, English architect
H
[edit]- Helen F. Cullen (1919–2007), American mathematician
- Hugh Roy Cullen, American oil businessman and philanthropist
I
[edit]- Ian Cullen (1939–2019), British actor
J
[edit]- Jack Cullen, American baseball pitcher
- James Cullen (mathematician), described Cullen numbers
- James Cullen (PTAA), founder of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association
- James P. Cullen, US brigadier general
- Jane Lunnon, maiden name Cullen (born 1969), English headmistress
- Joe Cullen (American football), American football coach
- Joe Cullen (darts player) (born 1989), English darts player
- John Cullen (disambiguation), several people
- John Michael Cullen, Australian ornithologist
- Jonathan Cullen, English actor
- Joseph Cullen, Australian politician
L
[edit]- Leo Cullen (rugby union), Irish rugby player
- Lori Cullen, Canadian singer-songwriter
M
[edit]- Matt Cullen, NHL hockey player
- Martin Cullen, Irish politician
- Maurice Cullen (boxer), English boxer
- Michael Cullen (disambiguation), several people
- Mick Cullen, Scottish footballer
- Mortimer A. Cullen (1891–1954), New York politician
N
[edit]- Nathan Cullen, Canadian Member of Parliament
- Nigel Cullen (1917–1941), Australian fighter ace
- Nora Cullen (1905–1990), Argentine actress
P
[edit]- Patricio Cullen (1826–1877), Argentine politician
- Paul Cullen (bishop), 19th-century Irish cardinal
- Paul Cullen (rugby league), rugby coach
- Peter Cullen, voice actor, Optimus Prime in Transformers
- Philippa Cullen, Australian performance artist
R
[edit]- Robert Cullen (footballer), Irish-Japanese football player
- Rowena Cullen, New Zealand information services academic
S
[edit]- Sarah Cullen, British television journalist
- Seán Cullen, Canadian comedian
T
[edit]- Thomas H. Cullen, United States Representative
- Tim Cullen, American baseball player
- Timothy Cullen (Wisconsin politician), American state senator
- Tina Cullen, English hockey player
W
[edit]- William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk (born 1935), Lord President of Scotland's Court of Session
Fictional characters
[edit]- Edward Cullen, in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
- Linden Cullen, from the Holby City series
- Matthew and Emma Cullen, in the 2016 film The Magnificent Seven
- Cullen Rutherford, in the fantasy role-playing video game Dragon Age
- Cullen Bohannon, in the western drama Hell on Wheels
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Quinn, Sean E. (2000). Surnames in Ireland. Irish Genealogy Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-871509-39-7.
- ^ Neafsey, Edward (2002). The Surnames of Ireland: Origins and Numbers of Selected Irish Surnames. Irish Roots Cafe. ISBN 978-0-940134-97-3.
- ^ "Cullen Coat of Arms, Family Crest - Free Image to View - Cullen Name Origin History and Meaning of Symbols". www.irishsurnames.com.
- ^ Muhr, Kay; hAisibéil, Liam Ó (19 October 2021). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-252478-2.
- ^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 61, 71. ISBN 0899503624.
External links
[edit]- Cullen Surname Origins Archived 21 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine by Jim Cullen
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