Bullock Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bullock Name Meaning: An Old English name taken from the word 'bullok' or 'bulluca'which refers to a bull calf.

Thought to derived from a nickname which was given to someone with similar attributes of a young bull calf. May have also been an occupational name for someone who looked after bull calves.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bullock Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bullock family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,249
Farm Labourer 94
General Labourer 87
Private Means 83
Labourer 70
Coal Miner Hewer 69
Farmer 63
Domestic Servant 56
General Servant (domestic) 54
None 54
Dressmaker 54
Cotton Weaver 54
At Home 41
Clerk 38
Laundress 36
Housekeeper 34
Shop Assistant 32
Scholar 32
General Servant Domestic 31
Weaver 31
At School 30
House Keeper 30
No Occupation 29
Carter 29
Charwoman 26

Bullock Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bullock 100% 71,282
2 Ballock 86% 729
3 Bulloch 86% 338
4 Bullick 86% 251
5 Bullack 86% 243
6 Bulock 86% 240
7 Bullocke 88% 186
8 Bollock 86% 140

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The surname Bullock is the most popular version of all its varients

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