# Culkin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #56,686

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a double diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William. Compare McQuilkin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/culkin