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 | 125 |
Buckinghamshire | 178 |
Berkshire | 105 |
Cambridgeshire | 196 |
Channel Islands | 10 |
Cheshire | 131 |
Cornwall | 50 |
Cumberland | 8 |
Derbyshire | 452 |
Devon | 208 |
Dorset | 55 |
Durham | 59 |
Essex | 443 |
Gloucestershire | 312 |
Hampshire | 738 |
Herefordshire | 44 |
Hertfordshire | 141 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 207 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 306 |
Lancashire | 369 |
Leicestershire | 205 |
Lincolnshire | 175 |
London | 2,663 |
Middlesex | 244 |
Northumberland | 22 |
Norfolk | 100 |
Northamptonshire | 531 |
Nottinghamshire | 173 |
Oxfordshire | 185 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 207 |
Shropshire | 63 |
Suffolk | 286 |
Somerset | 509 |
Surrey | 263 |
Sussex | 278 |
Staffordshire | 837 |
Warwickshire | 616 |
Westmorland | 1 |
Wiltshire | 526 |
Worcestershire | 86 |
Yorkshire | 288 |
Anglesey | 1 |
Brecknockshire | 57 |
Cardiganshire | 1 |
Carnarvonshire | 1 |
Carmarthenshire | 5 |
Denbighshire | 8 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 81 |
Merionethshire | 5 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 89 |
Pembrokeshire | 2 |
Radnorshire | 1 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 2,605 |
Agricultural Labourer | 313 |
Labourer | 141 |
General Labourer | 140 |
Domestic Servant | 124 |
Dress Maker | 123 |
General Servant | 105 |
Coal Miner | 99 |
Farm Labourer | 90 |
Laundress | 78 |
Carpenter | 58 |
Annuitant | 50 |
No Occupation | 39 |
Baker | 38 |
Charwoman | 35 |
Painter | 35 |
Bricklayer | 33 |
Gardener | 33 |
General Servant Domestic | 33 |
House Keeper | 33 |
Butcher | 30 |
Servant | 28 |
Farmers Son | 28 |
Housemaid | 27 |
Shoe Maker | 25 |
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.