Pulman Surname

213,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Pulman 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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Pulman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5801:96,06610,225
Russia3341:431,50641,066
New Zealand2941:15,4022,688
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Wales841:36,8403,652
Australia821:329,21628,102
Belarus601:158,35121,538
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Canada431:856,87466,382
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Finland71:785,24338,644
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
France41:16,605,680368,153
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominica11:75,891912
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malta11:430,2723,380
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4521:53,9286,472
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Pulman (99) may also be a first name.

Pulman 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

Pulman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulman (Hindi: पुलमन, Russian: Пульман) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 213,360th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,775,931 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Pulman are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 951,070th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 99 people.

The surname Pulman is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 580 people, or 1 in 96,066. In England it is most prevalent in: Devon, where 17 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent are found and New Zealand, where 15 percent are found.

Pulman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pulman has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 34 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pulman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (73%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pulman surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pulman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.5% less than the national average, earning R 15,444 per year; in United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pulman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulman in the Hindi language
पुलमनpulamana-
Pulman in the Russian language
Пульманpulman-

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