Cullen (surname)

Cullen is an Irish surname. It is an Anglicized 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]

Cullen is also found as a surname in Scotland and England; an example being the Cullen baronets.

People with the surname Cullen edit

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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

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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

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, character in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Linden Cullen, character from Holby City series
Cullen Rutherford, character in the fantasy role-playing video game Dragon Age
Cullen Bohannon, character in the western drama Hell on Wheels

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.

External links edit

Cullen Surname Origins by Jim Cullen

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[1] Quinn, Sean E. (2000). Surnames in Ireland. Irish Genealogy Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-871509-39-7.

[2] Neafsey, Edward (2002). The Surnames of Ireland: Origins and Numbers of Selected Irish Surnames. Irish Roots Cafe. ISBN 978-0-940134-97-3.

[3] "Cullen Coat of Arms, Family Crest - Free Image to View - Cullen Name Origin History and Meaning of Symbols". www.irishsurnames.com.

[4] 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.

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