Bullman Surname

190,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Bullman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the burgess,' i.e. the citizen; Middle English burgeys.

Hawise Burgeys, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip Burgers, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John le Burges, Southamptonshire, ibid.

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Bullman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1011:329,20929,862
England5871:94,92010,135
Australia2751:98,16611,125
Ireland1041:45,2783,395
Canada541:682,32655,162
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2881:84,6378,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:139,11013,141

Bullman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the burgess,' i.e. the citizen; Middle English burgeys.

Hawise Burgeys, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip Burgers, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John le Burges, Southamptonshire, ibid.

Thomas Burgeys, Norfolk, ibid.

Adam Burgeys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Burges, 1379: ibid.

Robert Barges, Norwich, 1519: History of Norfolk.

1614. Married — Edward Burgis and Maud Goorde: St. Antholin (London).

1624. Baptised — Symon, s. Alice Burgis: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the bull-man,' i.e. bull-herd; v. Bullard, and compare Coward and Cowman, Hefferman, &c.

John Boleman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1393. Wralter Bulleman, rector of Intwood, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1530. Thomas Bulman, prior of Wayborn, Norfolk: ibid.

1777. Thomas Wrothe and Johanna Bullman: Marriage Lic. (London).

William Bulman. D. 1569. Buried — Ralph Bulman: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1601. Married — Thomas Baskervile and Anne Bullman: St. Antholin (London).

1628. Baptised — John, s. Richard Bulman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Stephen Bulman in Longnewtoun, 1662 (RRM., II, p. 44), and Isobel Bulman in Boun Jedburgh, 1686 (Peebles CR.). Explained by Bardsley and Harrison as = bull-herd.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A burgess was a citizen or freeman of a corporate town or burgh, ME. burgeys. Henricus Burgeis in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA., I, p. 165). William Burges was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1475 (NSCM., I, p. 25), and Jennet Burgess and John Burgesse were examined for the Test in Tinwald in 1685 (RPC,, 3. ser. XI, p. 433). The old Orkney surname of Burgar has become Burgess.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Bull-man, Bull-Herd [Old English bul- + mann]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bollman in the Orkneys means a cottager. It is always pronounced bowman. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A freeman of a corporate town or borough.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From berges, burges, a citisen, townsman; a Cornish form of the French bourgeois.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

An inhabitant of a borough; a freeman, citizen; a representative of a borough in parliament.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bullman: the bull-herdsman. Hence Pullman; also in some cases Buller.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

In the reign of Henry VIII., the name of Bulman occurred in Black - well, Darlington, and in Ripon (Long.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bullman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bullman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bullman is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bullman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bullman is the 190,445th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,288,604 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Bullman are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,101 people, or 1 in 329,209. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 17 percent reside, South Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Bullman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bullman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bullman surname rose 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 170 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bullman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bullman last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bullman are 34.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bullman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% less than the national average, earning $46,268 CAD per year.

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