Culpin Family Website Distribution of Surname

There are two variations of the name CULPIN and CULPAN. These appear to have developed separately, from different sources, but it could be that they are connected in the distant past.

The spelling CULPAN appears to have spread originally from a small cluster of villages near to Halifax in West Yorksshire.

The main spelling CULPIN appears to have developed from a small number of villages on the Northamptonshire and Rutland border. The maps in this section show the spread of the name at various periods since tudor times.

IGI analysis of CULPIN name		1881 Census Analysis for CULPIN name
Although by no means a complete collection of baptisms and births the IGI does provide extensive coverage of the Country. It has been used here to chart the occurrences of the CULPIN name through three centuries from tudor times. Even though this survey is far from complete, there is no evidence that it is a biased sample. For family history purposes, the evidence shows the name developing from essentially two centres, West Yorkshire and the Rutland Northamptonshire border. Where the CULPIN name appears in other areas from very early it either does not survive or the families are temporary residents.	Maps showing distribution of the name from tudor times Individual maps 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century	The 1881 census is one of the most complete coverages of the country in Victorian times. This has been used to study the distribution of the two main name variants, CULPIN and CULPAN. In this study we have used family groups as the main calculation unit. This study also supports the proposition that the name developed from two sources.

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