Pull Surname

296,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Pull Surname Definition:

An archaic form of Pool or Poole.

Pull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:194,14017,123
Indonesia2041:648,28050,804
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
France1671:397,74158,569
Germany861:936,11065,790
Canada711:518,95243,932
Australia441:613,53943,545
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
India351:21,916,154310,282
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Püll (110) & Púll (3) are calculated separately.

Pull (274) may also be a first name.

Pull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An archaic form of Pool or Poole.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of the name Pool, Poole. See Poodle.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Thomas, Warin, Tustin Pullus, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh Poul, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Pull Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pull (Hindi: पुल्ल, Marathi: पुल, Oriya: ଫୁଲ) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Püll or Púll. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pull? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 296,572nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,666,832 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Pull reside; 25 percent reside in Northern Europe and 23 percent reside in British Isles. Pull is also the 536,832nd most widely held forename at a global level, held by 274 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 194,140. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, Norfolk, where 17 percent live and Surrey, where 13 percent live. Besides England Pull is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Pull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pull has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pull surname increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pull Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Pull earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.27% less than the national average, earning R 65,904 per year; in United States they earn 38.7% more than the national average, earning $59,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning $40,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Püll92110/
Púll923/
Paull897,942/
Phull893,365/
Pulle893,020/
Poull89203/
Puill8990/
Pullì895/
Pfull894/
Puhll892/
Puull891/
Peull891/
Puëll891/
Pul869,542/
Poulle80527/
Puille80159/
Pusell80123/
Pucill80107/
Pucell8045/
Phulle8038/
Paulle8024/
Pusill808/
Putell802/
Paullt801/
Paul751,654,899/
Pule7536,015/
Poul7519,726/
Poll7510,172/
Puhl757,338/
Phul755,966/
Puil75546/
Pult75474/
Peul75253/
Pusl75227/
Puul7580/
Pulh7543/
Puld7527/
Pulp7512/
Pful753/
Bpul752/
Pgul751/
Pujl751/
Putl751/
Pussell7394/
Poucell7328/
Pullchz7311/
Pullova733/
Paucell731/
Puscell731/
Puttell731/
Pullová731/
Pussill731/
Puisell730/
Putel6752,434/
Paule6713,352/
Phule6711,383/
Pfuhl671,777/
Poell671,002/
Pucel67769/
Puile67615/
Pahul67330/
Poule67218/
Pusil67198/
Phulp67159/
Peule67106/
Pauhl6794/
Pusel6788/
Pucil6768/
Pugli6762/
Peutl6745/
Phaul6741/
Puschell6734/
Pauul6733/
Putil6733/
Pfüll6730/
Pauld6726/
Pooll6718/
Ppaul6718/
Pußel6717/
Pouhl6715/
Pfaul6712/
Poulø679/
Phoul678/
Pusle678/
Pfhul678/
Puitl678/
Vpaul677/
Peuhl677/
Pohul677/
Poulh676/
Pholl676/
Phuul675/
Paulh675/
Paulp674/
Puule674/
Pould673/
Puyle673/
Phuhl672/
Pulhe672/
Ppule672/
Phuil672/
Puljz672/
Puthl672/
Poulp672/
Polll672/
Puttl671/
Puild671/
Pfoul671/
Pfulh671/
Phusl671/
Paulì671/
Pfuld671/
Peulh671/
Puilh671/
Bphul671/
Pollh671/
Pheul671/
Hpule671/
Pfoll670/
Pfeul670/
Peult670/

Pull Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pull in the Hindi language
पुल्लpulla-
Pull in the Oriya language
ଫୁଲphula-
Pull in the Marathi language
पुलpula-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pull
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