Pulley Surname
Approximately 13,094 people bear this surname
Pulley Surname Definition:
PULLAY: Gilbert Pullay possessed a tenement in Irvine, 1418 (Irvine, I, p. 126). Isabella Pullay had sasine in Irvine, 1449 (Simon, 1).
Pulley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,847 | 1:33,416 | 4,174 |
| Ecuador | 716 | 1:22,215 | 3,041 |
| England | 697 | 1:79,940 | 8,909 |
| Australia | 262 | 1:103,037 | 11,601 |
| New Zealand | 161 | 1:28,126 | 4,911 |
| Canada | 118 | 1:312,251 | 28,740 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 444 | 1:54,899 | 6,550 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,065 | 1:47,154 | 5,413 |
Pulley (87) may also be a first name.
Pulley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
PULLAY: Gilbert Pullay possessed a tenement in Irvine, 1418 (Irvine, I, p. 126). Isabella Pullay had sasine in Irvine, 1449 (Simon, 1).
= Pooley, q.v.
See Pullen. Pullain and pullen are found in several early plays for poultry. Halliwell. Cotgrave has "poullailler, a poulter, or keeper of pullaine," or chicken.
From Pullay; a location name in Normandy. Or from the French, Poullet; a personal name.
Pulley Demographics
Average Male Pulley Height
176.82 cm
Average Female Pulley Height
163.73 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pulley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pulley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pulley occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pulley? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,076th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 556,556 people. The surname Pulley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pulley are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pulley is also the 1,024,927th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 87 people.
Pulley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 10,847 people, or 1 in 33,416. In The United States Pulley is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, Tennessee, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 5 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
Pulley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pulley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,018 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pulley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Pulley are 5.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Pulley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning $40,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $54,658 CAD per year.
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Pulley Reference & Research
Pulley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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