Culver (surname) explained

Culver is a surname that can mean "dove" or "pidgeon" (see: ). Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrew Culver (railroad) (1832 - 1906), founder of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad
• Casse Culver (1944–2019), American singer, singwriter, musician
• Chet Culver (born 1966), American politician and the former governor of Iowa
• Ellsworth Culver (1927 - 2005), humanitarian/aid worker and co-founder of Mercy Corps International
• Frank Culver (1897–1955), college football player and attorney
• Frank Culver (NFL) (1897–1969), professional football player
• Frank P. Culver (c. 1864–1949), president of Polytechnic College
• Frank P. Culver Jr. (1889–1980), justice of the Texas Supreme Court
• George Culver (born 1943), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Harry Culver (1880 - 1946), American real-estate developer, founder of Culver City, California
• Henry Harrison Culver (1840 - 1897), founder of the Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana
• Jarrett Culver (born 1999), American basketball player
• John Culver (1932 - 2018), American politician who represented Iowa; father of Chet Culver
• Michael Culver (1938–2024), English actor
• Roland Culver (1900–1984), English actor