Hulls Surname

345,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Hulls Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hulse,' a township in the parish of Great Budworth, Cheshire.

1473. Thomas Hulse, Cheshire: East Cheshire.

1581. Robert Hulse, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Hulls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5961:45,2955,683
England2601:214,30018,301
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Canada381:969,62173,252
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1911:127,62011,916
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Hulls (10) may also be a first name.

Hulls Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hulse,' a township in the parish of Great Budworth, Cheshire.

1473. Thomas Hulse, Cheshire: East Cheshire.

1581. Robert Hulse, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1600. William Hulse, of Poole, husbandman: Wills at Chester.

1616. William Hulse, parish of Sandbach: ibid.

— George Hulse, of Wheclock (Sandbach parish): ibid.

1805. Married — Thomas Hulse and Mary Pammenter: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at the Hollies [Dialectal English hull, holly; Old English hole(g)n: cp. Low German hulse = O.H.Ger. hul(i)s (Mod. Ger. and Dutch hulst), holly] 2 pl., and genit., of Hull, q.v.

On Malverne hulles.—Piers Plowman, 4778.

The Cheshire place-name Hulse was so spelt in the 15th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the town and manor of Hulse, in Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. Holtz, German, a wood.

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

Hulls Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hulls is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hulls? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 345,633rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,881,535 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Hulls reside; 59 percent reside in Australasia and 59 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The last name Hulls is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 45,295. In Australia Hulls is mostly found in: Victoria, where 86 percent live, Western Australia, where 5 percent live and New South Wales, where 4 percent live. Outside of Australia Hulls is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Hulls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hulls has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hulls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hulls surname are 30.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hulls earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $42,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $49,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huells9122/
Hulles9114/
Hullse912/
Houlls910/
Huls894,697/
Chulles8337/
Houlles8310/
Huelles831/
Hills8044,902/
Hulse8014,760/
Hulst803,936/
Huels80794/
Hules80213/
Heuls80196/
Ulles80180/
Aulls8073/
Holls8064/
Eulls8041/
Uells8026/
Hulsh8025/
Hauls8014/
Hulsz8013/
Ullsh809/
Houls806/
Khuls805/
Ullås805/
Ullss804/
Chuls803/
Gulls802/
Uills802/
Ullhs802/
Huils802/
Hutls801/
Hulss800/
Hullz800/
Chaulles771/
Uls7516/
Gulles731,121/
Houles73902/
Hilles73528/
Holles73510/
Hulsch73215/
Hollås73123/
Chules73122/
Huehls7369/
Julles7357/
Chouls7353/
Huelsz7328/
Chulse7322/
Hillås7321/
Huiles7315/
Huelss7313/
Hußels7312/
Chauls7310/
Houlse736/
Hoells735/
Gullås735/
Haules734/
Huglis732/
Huless732/
Chullz732/
Heulst732/
Houlst732/
Khules731/
Khulse731/
Cholls731/
Haulse731/
Hillls731/
Ucills731/
Huyles731/
Hulese731/
Hollss731/
Aulles731/
Khouls731/
Khulsh731/
Hollsh730/
Haulst730/
Hulsce730/
Heulse730/
Hulshe730/
Hutles730/
Haussells711/
Hüls673,816/
Hils672,917/
Ulsh671,032/
Choules67954/
Ules67724/
Hols67669/
Uhls67643/
D'Hulst67511/
Auls67175/
Hussels67116/
Juls6787/
Hilless6775/
Olls6764/
Ulst6764/
Uels6747/
Juilles6746/
Gulless6744/
Ulse6742/
Ihls6734/
Guls6727/
Haußels6723/
Houllez6720/
Goulles6715/
Hulz6713/
Ulsø6713/
Chullez674/
Ouls673/
Euls672/
Hutless672/
Chaules672/
Hillesø672/
Ullz672/
Ulhs672/
Chutels672/
Ills671/
Huglies671/
Heulsse671/
Ulleshe671/
Cholles671/
Houlsse671/
Hueless671/
Hoolles671/
Huillch671/
Holless671/
Uils671/
D'Hills671/
Khaules671/
Khoules671/
Ulsz671/
Chuyles670/
Hauless670/
Hausles670/
Huttles670/
Choells670/

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