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.
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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 in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pulley? popularity and diffusion
Pulley is the 40,076th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 556,556 people. Pulley is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pulley live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,024,927th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 87 people.
Pulley is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 10,847 people, or 1 in 33,416. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, Tennessee, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Pulley is found in 34 countries. It also occurs 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 number of people carrying the Pulley last name grew 1,018 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pulley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pulley surname are 5.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.35% being registered with the 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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