Hulse Surname
Approximately 14,760 people bear this surname
Hulse 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.
Read More About This SurnameHulse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,244 | 1:39,210 | 4,835 |
| England | 3,667 | 1:15,194 | 2,239 |
| Australia | 365 | 1:73,961 | 8,690 |
| Brazil | 277 | 1:772,832 | 28,098 |
| Belize | 202 | 1:1,760 | 399 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| New Zealand | 196 | 1:23,104 | 4,060 |
| Wales | 186 | 1:16,637 | 1,803 |
| Scotland | 96 | 1:55,769 | 4,673 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Honduras | 56 | 1:157,436 | 2,011 |
| Nicaragua | 44 | 1:136,843 | 2,125 |
| Cayman Islands | 36 | 1:1,775 | 228 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,887 | 1:12,918 | 1,950 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,220 | 1:22,621 | 2,833 |
The alternate forms: Hülse (505) are calculated separately.
Hulse (29) may also be a first name.
Hulse 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.
(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.
A township in Cheshire.
From the town and manor of Hulse, in Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. Holtz, German, a wood.
For Huse, Howse, or Hessey. It bears the arms of Howes, which is armorially identified with Hussey. Geoffry de Hosa was of Berks 1194 (Rotuli Curiae Regis), and 1201 (Hardy, Obl. et fin.). In 13th cent. Bartholomew de la Huse was of the same county (Testa de Neville); and in 1322 Peter de la Huse or Hoese was returned from Berks for Knight Service (Parliamentary Writs). The family of Hulse is a branch, as appears by its arms. Hence the baronets of the name.
Godfrey, Richard, Robert, Osbert de Houseio, or Holseio, Norm. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); armorially identified with Howes.
Hulse Demographics
Average Male Hulse Height
176.85 cm
Average Female Hulse Height
164.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hulse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hulse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hulse occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Hülse. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hulse? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 35,753rd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 493,736 people. The surname Hulse occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Hulse live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 29 people.
The surname Hulse is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,244 people, or 1 in 39,210. In The United States Hulse is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Hulse exists in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Hulse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hulse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hulse surname rose 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,860 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 9,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hulse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Brethren (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States Hulse are 22.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.8% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hulse earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.75% less than the national average, earning R 212,088 per year; in United States they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $45,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $56,537 CAD per year.
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