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 Pulley Salary in
United States
$40,673 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pulley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pulley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pulley is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pulley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,076th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 556,556 people. Pulley is mostly found 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. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 87 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 10,847 people, or 1 in 33,416. In The United States Pulley is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 15 percent live, Tennessee, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 5 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Pulley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pulley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pulley 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 bearing the Pulley last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pulley last name are 5.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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
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Footnotes
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