Hull Surname
Approximately 83,688 people bear this surname
Hull Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hull,' an important seaport town in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Elena de Hull, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertas Hall, 1379: ibid.
(a) Local, 'at the hull,' i.
Read More About This SurnameHull Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57,509 | 1:6,303 | 733 |
| England | 11,640 | 1:4,787 | 655 |
| Australia | 4,800 | 1:5,624 | 820 |
| Canada | 3,396 | 1:10,850 | 1,631 |
| South Africa | 986 | 1:54,947 | 6,981 |
| New Zealand | 805 | 1:5,625 | 919 |
| Northern Ireland | 794 | 1:2,324 | 484 |
| Jamaica | 380 | 1:7,552 | 891 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Wales | 294 | 1:10,526 | 1,175 |
| Scotland | 286 | 1:18,720 | 2,225 |
| Mexico | 160 | 1:775,789 | 11,461 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Poland | 132 | 1:287,945 | 34,716 |
| Thailand | 126 | 1:560,622 | 95,829 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 106 | 1:521 | 115 |
| Netherlands | 102 | 1:165,561 | 24,214 |
| Germany | 97 | 1:829,953 | 60,372 |
| Ireland | 96 | 1:49,051 | 3,577 |
| Sweden | 95 | 1:103,650 | 7,490 |
| Panama | 93 | 1:42,067 | 2,183 |
| Bahamas | 78 | 1:5,022 | 530 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 75 | 1:1,502 | 321 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Japan | 69 | 1:1,852,816 | 26,842 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| Philippines | 61 | 1:1,659,643 | 109,715 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 1:27,280 | 2,912 |
| Switzerland | 49 | 1:167,611 | 15,447 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 29 | 1:3,420 | 496 |
| British Virgin Islands | 27 | 1:1,170 | 180 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Jersey | 25 | 1:3,968 | 780 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 25 | 1:4,415 | 699 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Anguilla | 14 | 1:960 | 86 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 667 | 1:6,641 | 1,054 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,172 | 1:3,949 | 566 |
| Wales | 86 | 1:18,237 | 1,068 |
| Scotland | 66 | 1:56,715 | 3,681 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,915 | 1:3,367 | 402 |
The alternate forms: Hüll (645) are calculated separately.
Hull (284) may also be a first name.
Hull Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hull,' an important seaport town in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Elena de Hull, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertas Hall, 1379: ibid.
(a) Local, 'at the hull,' i.e. hill.
'Upon the hulles hyhe Of Othrin and Olympe also, And eke of three liulles mo She fond and gadreth herbes sweet.': Gower.
'By dales and by hulles.': Piers.
Elyas de la Hulle, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gunnilda de la Hull, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Roger a' Hull. Oxfordshire, ibid.
Leticia atte Hulle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Nicholas' ntte Hulle. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Jordan de la Hulle. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
) (English) 1 Dweller at a Hill [Middle English hull(e, Old English hyll] Gunnilda de la Hull.—Hundred Rolls Nicholas atte Hulle.—Cal. Inq. P.M. Robert del Hulle.— Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1302-3. Undur an hull a cave he fond.— Gower, Confess. Amantis, v. 1573. 2 Dweller by a Holly-Tree [Dialectal English hull, holly; Old English hole(g)n] (? Scandinavian) belonging to Hull (properly King- ston-upon-Hull, from Edward I., who bought the town-lands) [the stream-name is prob. the Dano-Norwegian hul(e (Old Norse hola), a hollow; a second (water-) element, like aa, or even bæk, having been lost] To Kingston . . whom Hull doth newly name, Of Humber-bord’ring Hull, who hath not heard the fame? Drayton, Poly-Olbion, Song 28,391-2.
City in Yorkshire, England.
(English) An early spelling of Hill, q.v.; one who lived near the Hull (muddy river), a river in Yorkshire; one who came from Hull (hollow), Cheshire.
Old English, A hill; but perhaps specifically from Hull, co. York.
Local. From the city of Hull, in Yorkshire, England, which comes from the Teutonic or Saxon Hiden or Heulen, to howl, from the noise the river Hull makes when it meets there with the sea. Hull is an old word for a hill; Hull, Welsh, a rough, uneven place.
The city of Hull was anciently famous for its good government, whence arose this old saying, called the Beggars' and Vagrants' Litany:
"From Hell, Hull, and Halifax,
Good Lord deliver us!"
From Hull, because of the severe chastisement they met with there, and from Halifax, for a law there instantly beheading with an engine, without any legal proceedings, those who were taken in the act of stealing cloth—either being probably more terrible than Hell itself.
From Hull co. York; or hull, an old word for a hill.
(English), Hill, Hovel, Holly-tree.
The Dorset Hulls probably derive their name from a place in the county.
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Hull Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hull Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hull is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Hüll. For other possible spellings of Hull click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hull? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,768th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 87,080 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Hull are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hull is also the 525,265th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 284 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 57,509 people, or 1 in 6,303. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 107 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Hull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hull has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hull last name expanded 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 342 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hull Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Hull last name is predominantly Anglican (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States Hull are 17.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.41% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hull earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.41% less than the national average, earning €27,805 per year; in Norway they earn 41.7% less than the national average, earning 201,774 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.36% more than the national average, earning R 316,908 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.76% more than the national average, earning $30,594,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $42,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $53,809 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hüll | 92 | 645 | / |
| Hulle | 89 | 1,999 | / |
| Chull | 89 | 108 | / |
| Khull | 89 | 83 | / |
| Houll | 89 | 39 | / |
| Haull | 89 | 20 | / |
| Ahull | 89 | 8 | / |
| Huill | 89 | 6 | / |
| Hullt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hulll | 89 | 0 | / |
| Heull | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hul | 86 | 17,606 | / |
| Ull | 86 | 1,528 | / |
| Houlle | 80 | 719 | / |
| Chulle | 80 | 719 | / |
| Huille | 80 | 255 | / |
| Heulle | 80 | 159 | / |
| Haulle | 80 | 113 | / |
| Husell | 80 | 108 | / |
| Khulle | 80 | 28 | / |
| D'Hull | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chuill | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kheull | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hullhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hutell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Huylle | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gull | 75 | 83,697 | / |
| Holl | 75 | 16,276 | / |
| Hule | 75 | 8,938 | / |
| Hult | 75 | 5,523 | / |
| Houl | 75 | 4,191 | / |
| Hjul | 75 | 2,423 | / |
| Aull | 75 | 1,967 | / |
| Khul | 75 | 1,508 | / |
| Chul | 75 | 1,206 | / |
| Ulle | 75 | 1,195 | / |
| Jull | 75 | 1,059 | / |
| Haul | 75 | 597 | / |
| Eull | 75 | 542 | / |
| Ullh | 75 | 397 | / |
| Huld | 75 | 247 | / |
| Ahul | 75 | 160 | / |
| Huil | 75 | 129 | / |
| Uhll | 75 | 98 | / |
| Heul | 75 | 72 | / |
| Huul | 75 | 46 | / |
| Ohul | 75 | 28 | / |
| Huhl | 75 | 26 | / |
| Husl | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hutl | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hulp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hujl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hhul | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uyll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hulh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Usll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huël | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ullt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ulld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oull | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ulhl | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hussell | 73 | 502 | / |
| Hullová | 73 | 99 | / |
| Housell | 73 | 50 | / |
| Khoulle | 73 | 41 | / |
| Huggill | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hullova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Chaulle | 73 | 4 | / |
| Huttell | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hausell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hausill | 73 | 0 | / |
| Housill | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heusill | 73 | 0 | / |
| Huteell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haule | 67 | 119,474 | / |
| Choul | 67 | 31,393 | / |
| Houle | 67 | 29,850 | / |
| Khule | 67 | 15,553 | / |
| Ul | 67 | 9,942 | / |
| Chule | 67 | 2,022 | / |
| Heule | 67 | 1,165 | / |
| Hoell | 67 | 990 | / |
| Hould | 67 | 951 | / |
| Huhle | 67 | 768 | / |
| Hugli | 67 | 534 | / |
| Chaul | 67 | 514 | / |
| Husel | 67 | 398 | / |
| Huttl | 67 | 378 | / |
| Gaull | 67 | 328 | / |
| Hausl | 67 | 243 | / |
| Huldt | 67 | 225 | / |
| Khoul | 67 | 197 | / |
| Khaul | 67 | 192 | / |
| Cheul | 67 | 136 | / |
| Gullì | 67 | 134 | / |
| Oulle | 67 | 102 | / |
| Hault | 67 | 97 | / |
| Hutel | 67 | 82 | / |
| Utell | 67 | 49 | / |
| Houchell | 67 | 46 | / |
| Huile | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chuchill | 67 | 36 | / |
| Houël | 67 | 31 | / |
| Huisl | 67 | 27 | / |
| Choll | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hucel | 67 | 27 | / |
| Houssell | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hohul | 67 | 22 | / |
| Auhll | 67 | 20 | / |
| Usell | 67 | 17 | / |
| Husle | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hahul | 67 | 16 | / |
| Huitl | 67 | 16 | / |
| Åhult | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gullå | 67 | 14 | / |
| Juill | 67 | 12 | / |
| Uille | 67 | 11 | / |
| Huyle | 67 | 10 | / |
| Houchill | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chuil | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aullh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Usill | 67 | 7 | / |
| Husil | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hußel | 67 | 7 | / |
| D'ull | 67 | 7 | / |
| Goull | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chuul | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hauld | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huhyl | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khulh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chuld | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kheul | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khuyl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chult | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guull | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hůlle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hulhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eulle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ullhs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aulle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khuul | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hutil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heusl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gulll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehoul | 67 | 2 | / |
| Housl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huilt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hollh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjoul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eullh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uijll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhlle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hultt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ullhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huylh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaull | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ullhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gullh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guëll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulllh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulldh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huusl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heuld | 67 | 0 | / |
| Khuhl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hooll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heult | 67 | 0 | / |
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