Hulsey Surname

42,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hulsey Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word, hussy, meaning 'housewife' or 'home-dweller'. It was misspelt when immigrant ancestors came through Ellis Island. The elaborate cursive used in the day meant that for two Ss in a row, the first looped far above which resembled an L enough to be misread and adopted by future generations.

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Hulsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,1571:29,8153,702
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8921:56,2996,294

The alternate forms: Hülsey (84) are calculated separately.

Hulsey (44) may also be a first name.

Hulsey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word, hussy, meaning 'housewife' or 'home-dweller'. It was misspelt when immigrant ancestors came through Ellis Island. The elaborate cursive used in the day meant that for two Ss in a row, the first looped far above which resembled an L enough to be misread and adopted by future generations.

- jenn_the_magnificent

Hulsey Last Name Facts

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

Hulsey is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Hülsey. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hulsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hulsey is the 42,636th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 596,753 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hulsey are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hulsey is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname Hulsey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 12,157 people, or 1 in 29,815. In The United States Hulsey is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 18 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and Alabama, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

Hulsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hulsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hulsey last name rose 1,363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hulsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hulsey surname are 27.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.45% being registered to vote for the party.

Hulsey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning $39,358 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hülsey9484/
Haulsey9277/
Hulseys924/
Hullsey923/
Houlsey922/
Huelsey922/
Huslsey921/
Hulse9114,760/
Hulsy9148/
Ulsey910/
Holsey832,155/
Hulser83225/
Huelse8385/
Hulcey8324/
Chulse8322/
Hilsey8315/
Gulsey837/
Hulsuy836/
Oulsey836/
Houlse836/
Hulesy835/
Julsey833/
Aulsey833/
Hulset832/
Hullse832/
Khulse831/
Haulse831/
Hulsay831/
Hulsee831/
Hulsei831/
Hulsie831/
Hulzey831/
Hulseu831/
Hulese831/
Hulxey830/
Hulecy830/
Hulshy830/
Hulsce830/
Haulsy830/
Heulse830/
Hulsue830/
Hulshe830/
Ulse8042/
Ulsy801/
Haulsee77177/
Holshey7742/
Hillsey7722/
Hilshey7721/
Huelsse777/
Hulsher776/
Houlser774/
Haulcey773/
Haulser771/
Hulsier771/
Heulsse771/
Houlsei771/
Houlsse771/
Hulszer770/
Hollsey770/
Hulshoe770/
Hilse732,957/
Hulce73613/
Hülse73505/
Holse73443/
Ulses73245/
Ulset73243/
Hulge73227/
Hulcy73186/
Olsey7372/
Hulsi7371/
Ulsøe7362/
Ulsoy7326/
Ulseß7319/
Ulser7311/
Julse7310/
Ulese739/
Hulsa738/
Ulesy737/
Holsy733/
Ilsey731/
Oulsy731/
Hilsy731/
Ulsay731/
Ulsee731/
Ulsei731/
Ulsse731/
Uulse730/
Hulzy730/
Ulcey730/
Hulze730/
Hulscher711,166/
Hulsegge71373/
Khaulese711/
D'Hulser711/
Chulsaya711/
Houlshue710/
Haulcy67250/
Uelese67124/
Hilsee67100/
Khulge6786/
Holcey6775/
Gulsoy6775/
Gulese6772/
Ulesiy6752/
Ulsess6744/
Chulsi6738/
Chaulsett6734/
Chulze6730/
Holsøe6728/
Ulsher6727/
Holecy6722/
Hulzer6721/
Illsey6720/
Hulcer6719/
Haulze6715/
Hilzey6714/
Hilsøe6712/
Aulezy6711/
Hulger678/
Hoelse678/
Hulsap677/
Huljer677/
Ulesay676/
Olshey675/
Holese675/
Hulche674/
Cholse674/
Eulese674/
Haulzy674/
Holsie674/
Hulcee673/
Uulese673/
Olseye673/
Hülsse673/
Hilsei673/
Ulgeyi673/
Hulshi672/
Uylsse672/
Hulsui672/
Hielse672/
Holzey672/
Houlsa672/
Hoolsy672/
Gulshe672/
Haulce671/
Haulge671/
Hulesa671/
Huljeu671/
Hulsha671/
Holsei671/
Hoelsy671/
Uleses671/
Ulshae671/
Ulsheh671/
Hulezi671/
Houlze671/
Houlce671/
Huilce671/
Huleza671/
Khulsa671/
Ulesie671/
Ulseus671/
Khulsi671/
Chulge671/
Chulsawet671/
Hilsea671/
Hilshe671/
Holshe670/
Hollsy670/
Ollsey670/
Aulese670/
Ulsett670/
Ulessy670/

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