Pulbrook Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Pulbrook Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Pool- Brook [Old English pól + bróc]

Pulbrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2101:128,55114,024
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013

Pulbrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Pool- Brook [Old English pól + bróc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps a hardened pronunciation of Pulborough, a parish in Sussex. Or it may be some other locality, deriving its name from pool and brook.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pulbrook Last Name Facts

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

Pulbrook is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulbrook? popularity and diffusion

Pulbrook is the 1,003,904th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname Pulbrook is primarily found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Pulbrook are found; 83 percent are found in Australasia and 83 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 128,551. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 53 percent are found, Victoria, where 19 percent are found and Queensland, where 18 percent are found. Beside Australia Pulbrook occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Pulbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pulbrook has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pulbrook surname fell 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pulbrook Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pulbrook surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Pulbrook earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 90.24% more than the national average, earning $82,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pullbrook9412/
Pullbrooke890/
Polbrook880/
Philbrook822,420/
Phillbrook787/
Pfhilbrook780/
Polbrock750/
Philbrock7115/
Philbrrok711/
Polbrack631/
Philbrak630/

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