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 1,946
Agricultural Labourer 214
Coal Miner 111
Dress Maker 96
Domestic Servant 91
Labourer 85
General Labourer 84
General Servant 76
Farm Labourer 62
Cotton Weaver 60
Laundress 44
Carpenter 39
General Servant Domestic 36
Farmers Son 35
Annuitant 32
Charwoman 32
Tailor 32
Tailoress 28
House Keeper 26
Grocer 25
Stone Mason 23
No Occupation 22
Shoe Maker 21
Farmers Wife 21
Joiner 20

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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