Bull Name Meaning: From Middle English 'bul(l)e' or 'bol(l)e' & was a nickname given to a man with a strong character, or physique
Rooted in the Anglo-Saxon culture, this name may also have been given to one who kept a bull.
Discover how your Bull ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 240 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 156 |
Channel Islands | 12 |
Cheshire | 44 |
Cornwall | 38 |
Cumberland | 3 |
Derbyshire | 311 |
Devon | 108 |
Dorset | 46 |
Durham | 18 |
Essex | 268 |
Gloucestershire | 144 |
Hampshire | 558 |
Herefordshire | 45 |
Hertfordshire | 179 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 175 |
Isle of Man | 2 |
Kent | 121 |
Lancashire | 60 |
Leicestershire | 144 |
Lincolnshire | 103 |
London | 1,328 |
Middlesex | 56 |
Northumberland | 13 |
Norfolk | 92 |
Northamptonshire | 396 |
Nottinghamshire | 94 |
Oxfordshire | 124 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 175 |
Shropshire | 50 |
Suffolk | 220 |
Somerset | 435 |
Surrey | 90 |
Sussex | 125 |
Staffordshire | 284 |
Warwickshire | 282 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 401 |
Worcestershire | 79 |
Yorkshire | 74 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 2 |
Glamorgan | 8 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 35 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Agricultural Labourer | 448 |
Female Servant | 263 |
Independent | 157 |
Male Servant | 129 |
Labourer | 118 |
Farmer | 81 |
Shoe Maker | 56 |
Carpenter | 49 |
Tailor | 45 |
Dress Maker | 41 |
Pupil | 26 |
Lace Maker | 24 |
Clerk | 24 |
Blacksmith | 24 |
Coal Miner | 24 |
Baker | 23 |
Mason | 22 |
Butcher | 21 |
Laundress | 20 |
Publican | 19 |
Servant | 18 |
Weaver | 18 |
Brick Layer | 17 |
Gardener | 17 |
Bricklayer | 15 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Bull | 6,019 |
Mary Bull | 5,168 |
John Bull | 4,449 |
George Bull | 4,218 |
Elizabeth Bull | 3,788 |
Sarah Bull | 3,348 |
James Bull | 2,857 |
Thomas Bull | 2,547 |
Henry Bull | 2,357 |
Charles Bull | 2,334 |
Ann Bull | 1,830 |
Eliza Bull | 1,459 |
Jane Bull | 1,438 |
Joseph Bull | 1,412 |
Frederick Bull | 1,371 |
Alfred Bull | 1,354 |
Emma Bull | 1,303 |
Alice Bull | 1,281 |
Arthur Bull | 1,258 |
Ellen Bull | 1,253 |
Annie Bull | 1,204 |
Edward Bull | 1,169 |
Emily Bull | 1,168 |
Hannah Bull | 930 |
Robert Bull | 821 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Bell | 75% | 322,230 |
2 | Ball | 75% | 192,195 |
3 | Bull | 100% | 93,254 |
4 | Bill | 75% | 15,346 |
5 | Abell | 60% | 6,873 |
6 | Beall | 60% | 3,632 |
7 | Baillie | 43% | 3,597 |
8 | Boll | 75% | 2,170 |
9 | Blee | 25% | 1,576 |
10 | Ibell | 60% | 552 |
11 | Iball | 60% | 537 |
12 | Belle | 60% | 231 |
13 | Balle | 60% | 179 |
14 | Bellie | 50% | 155 |
15 | Boull | 80% | 134 |
16 | Ballie | 50% | 122 |
17 | Bolle | 60% | 121 |
18 | Bella | 60% | 120 |
19 | Belli | 60% | 120 |
20 | Birrel | 33% | 109 |
21 | Bille | 60% | 108 |
The surname Bull is the 3rd most popular variant of Bell.