Bulman Surname
Approximately 5,738 people bear this surname
Bulman 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.
Read More About This SurnameBulman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,167 | 1:167,263 | 16,959 |
| England | 1,721 | 1:32,375 | 4,318 |
| Australia | 366 | 1:73,759 | 8,665 |
| Canada | 354 | 1:104,084 | 11,244 |
| Poland | 275 | 1:138,214 | 20,006 |
| Ireland | 162 | 1:29,068 | 2,610 |
| New Zealand | 131 | 1:34,567 | 5,960 |
| Turkey | 98 | 1:794,096 | 38,963 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:43,585 | 4,199 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 87 | 1:50,918 | 4,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,074 | 1:22,696 | 3,186 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 246 | 1:204,141 | 17,685 |
Bulman (126) may also be a first name.
Bulman 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.
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.
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.
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.
A freeman of a corporate town or borough.
From berges, burges, a citisen, townsman; a Cornish form of the French bourgeois.
An inhabitant of a borough; a freeman, citizen; a representative of a borough in parliament.
In the reign of Henry VIII., the name of Bulman occurred in Black - well, Darlington, and in Ripon (Long.).
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Bulman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bulman (Russian: Бульман) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 84,231st most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,270,050 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Bulman are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 829,183rd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 126 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,167 people, or 1 in 167,263. In The United States Bulman is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Bulman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bulman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bulman last name rose 881 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 186 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,420 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 248 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bulman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bulman last name are 6.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.63% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bulman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 195.64% more than the national average, earning 1,023,140 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.18% less than the national average, earning R 180,180 per year; in United States they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $46,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,830 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bulman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bulman in the Russian language | ||
| Бульман | bulman | - |
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