Pulley Surname

40,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8471:33,4164,174
Ecuador7161:22,2153,041
England6971:79,9408,909
Australia2621:103,03711,601
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Argentina511:838,10654,910
India421:18,263,461278,402
Wales401:77,3636,557
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4441:54,8996,550
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0651:47,1545,413

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Pooley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Pullay; a location name in Normandy. Or from the French, Poullet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulley92736/
Puilley9233/
Poulley9215/
Pulleys920/
Pulle913,020/
Puley91648/
Pully91530/
Polley8328,353/
Pauley8315,244/
Pulles832,119/
Puller831,374/
Pullay831,209/
Poulle83527/
Puille83159/
Pullie83138/
Puiley83130/
Putley83124/
Pusley8396/
Poully8386/
Pouley8368/
Paully8353/
Pullet8345/
Phulle8338/
Pullee8327/
Paulle8324/
Phuley8310/
Pullez838/
Phully837/
Pullae834/
Pullea834/
Pulleu833/
Pullya832/
Pulluy831/
Pulliy831/
Puloey831/
Puhley831/
Peully831/
Puleya831/
Puleyo831/
Puyley830/
Peuley830/
Pule8036,015/
Puly80120/
Pusselley800/
Philley771,344/
Poullet771,174/
Puillet77364/
Pucelle77343/
Pullett7795/
Pfuller7788/
Poullie7766/
Paullet7753/
Polleya7752/
Poulles7750/
Polleyi7744/
Pausley7740/
Pulleja7735/
Pulletz7735/
Pullayi7733/
Pulleux7722/
Pullaya7720/
Phuller7714/
Paulles7714/
Pullets7712/
Paullay7712/
Pousley7712/
Pauller7711/
Puillya7710/
Pullaiy778/
Pulliya776/
Pullesh775/
Polliey775/
Pulleth774/
Poullay774/
Pullaie773/
Pullaye772/
Poolley772/
Pouller772/
Pullahe771/
Pullayy771/
Pullyah771/
Pullyya771/
Puttley771/
Puisley771/
Poutlle771/
Puleyah771/
Peulles771/
Puillay771/
Polleyy771/
Pollley771/
Puhller771/
Pulleer770/
Puselly770/
Peusley770/
Paullea770/
Polleiy770/
Pauly7319,792/
Pulla7316,528/
Paule7313,352/
Phule7311,383/
Polly737,777/
Polle735,882/
Pulli734,895/
Poley734,233/
Pouly731,819/
Pulei731,194/
Pulya731,056/
Pules73738/
Puile73615/
Pulay73499/
Peuly73362/
Puhle73314/
Poule73218/
Pulet73128/
Pulez73124/
Puleh73116/
Piley73113/
Peule73106/
Pulie73104/
Pulyi7394/
Putle7355/
Puler7354/
Phuly7341/
Puloy7336/
Pulyo7335/
Pulea7332/
Puele7331/
Pulue7317/
Pulee7316/
Pulye7316/
Pusle738/
Pulae738/
Puliy737/
Pulge737/
Puhly735/
Puule734/
Pullé734/
Puyle733/
Puled733/
Pulhe732/
Pulep732/
Ppule732/
Pullè732/
Puily731/
Puleu731/
Pulyh731/
Hpule731/
Pulhy730/
Peucelle71254/
Puchelle7169/
Puchille719/
Poullett717/
Paullett712/
Paucille711/
Phielley711/
Putelles711/
Paulletz710/
Poulet6711,192/
Pooley678,512/
Paulet678,402/
Puilya672,038/
Pullas671,853/
Paules671,792/
Pauler671,139/
Puleio67725/
Pullat67650/
Pullis67647/
Pullia67631/
Pollay67626/
Paulhe67560/
Peuler67504/
Poleya67467/
Pullah67397/
Paulay67372/
Peulet67368/
Pulejo67334/
Paulli67321/
Pollei67293/
Poules67240/
Pollie67232/
Pahule67231/
Pouchelle67156/
Pollee67150/
Puglie67140/
Putler67128/
Puilay67121/
Pollya67115/
Paulla6796/
Puliya6791/
Paulez6789/
Poulie6787/
Pulyya6782/
Pouleu6782/
Pullai6777/
Pouler6768/
Peuleu6768/
Poulli6767/
Pulesh6766/
Puletz6764/
Pulych6756/
Pulaya6754/
Poulla6752/
Phulli6747/
Pulayi6745/
Paulie6743/
Puhlyi6738/
Pulaje6735/
Poliey6733/
Pulhez6731/
Puttle6730/
Putleu6730/
Putlla6729/
Pullio6727/
Poulea6727/
Puluya6726/
Puslys6725/
Pullaa6725/
Pusler6724/
Puulei6722/
Paulee6721/
Paulea6718/
Poulhe6717/
Phulay6716/
Puulla6715/
Poelle6715/
Pullha6714/
Pullou6712/
Pulhes6711/
Phulyo6711/
Phuler6710/
Pullap6710/
Pugliy679/
Phulla679/
Putlay679/
Puliyo678/
Pulaiy678/
Paulletts678/
Paulya677/
Phille677/
Philey677/
Poulay676/
Peules676/
Pollej676/
Putlee675/
Paulei674/
Pauliy674/
Phulee674/
Puliye674/
Pullit674/
Pullés674/
Ppulla674/
Puilee674/
Pulysh674/
Phulei673/
Phules673/
Pulloa673/
Pholle673/
Pulihe672/
Poleey672/
Pauloy672/
Pulett672/
Puleid672/
Pileya672/
Pausly672/
Pulgay672/
Pujlla672/
Poullé672/
Pfuhle672/
Peulla672/
Phoule672/
Poolle671/
Paulue671/
Pulyay671/
Puilla671/
Poleyi671/
Pautle671/
Pullad671/
Pulloj671/
Puluje671/
Puulie671/
Puitle671/
Puleia671/
Puleje671/
Pulepp671/
Poulez671/
Pouloe671/
Poulya671/
Phulet671/
Phulge671/
Pileye671/
Bpulla671/
Phuuly671/
Pauleh671/
Polloy671/
Hpulla671/
Paulée671/
Pauleu671/
Pauleţ671/
Paulge671/
Peuchelle671/
Peulee671/
Peulye671/
Phuele671/
Poleye671/
Poleyh671/
Poleyo671/
Pulaye671/
Pulech671/
Puleja671/
Pulets671/
Puleus671/
Pullga671/
Pullès671/
Puluye671/
Pulțea671/
Poucelles671/
Pouhle671/
Pouloy671/
Pholly671/
Puloue671/
Puloye671/
Pously671/
Pouleh671/
Puleha671/
Pullaj671/
Puelee671/
Puhlye671/
Pautly670/
Pieley670/
Pfuely670/
Pulher670/
Pholey670/
Puslee670/
Pulerr670/
Pfhule670/

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Footnotes

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