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
Scholar 1,371
Agricultural Labourer 217
Labourer 192
General Servant 95
Domestic Servant 94
Coal Miner 79
Dress Maker 70
House Keeper 49
Cotton Weaver 48
Laundress 46
Annuitant 42
Tailor 38
Servant 37
Ag Labourer 36
Farm Labourer 35
Wife 32
Carpenter 31
Miner 31
Charwoman 25
General Servant Domestic 25
Blacksmith 25
Farm Servant 25
Wife Of Above 25
Nurse 24
Farmer 23

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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