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

The last name Pulbrook is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pulbrook.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulbrook? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,003,904th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Pulbrook live; 83 percent live in Australasia and 83 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 128,551. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 53 percent reside, Victoria, where 19 percent reside and Queensland, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Australia Pulbrook exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Pulbrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pulbrook has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pulbrook last name decreased 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pulbrook Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pulbrook surname is predominantly 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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