Pullman Surname

120,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Pullman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pool-man,' a resident by the pool; compare Bridgman, Stileman.

1617. Baptised — William, s. John Pulman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. Married — John Gill and Sarah Poullman: St.

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Pullman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5081:144,52114,952
England4111:135,56713,298
Australia2521:107,12611,994
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Wales811:38,2043,749
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Slovakia611:87,48316,880
American Samoa141:3,983910
France121:5,535,227269,324
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2451:99,49110,063
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5011:100,23710,167

Pullman (16) may also be a first name.

Pullman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pool-man,' a resident by the pool; compare Bridgman, Stileman.

1617. Baptised — William, s. John Pulman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. Married — John Gill and Sarah Poullman: St. George, Hanover Square.

1805. — John Pulman and Ann Evans: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Poolman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a pool or lake.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pullman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pullman (Arabic: بولمان, Russian: Пуллман) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pullman? popularity and diffusion

Pullman is the 120,175th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,908,734 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pullman live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

The last name Pullman is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,508 people, or 1 in 144,521. In The United States Pullman is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Nevada, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Pullman exists in 44 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Pullman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pullman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pullman last name expanded 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pullman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pullman last name are 9.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.26% registered with the party.

The amount Pullman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $52,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pullman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pullman in the Russian language
Пуллманpullman-
Pullman in the Arabic language
بولمانbwlman-

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