Hull Name Meaning: A topographical surname for inhabitants from the settlement of the same name.
Old English 'hyll' meaning hill. given to someone who lived on or near a hill.
Discover how your Hull 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 | 10 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 76 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 102 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 30 |
| Derbyshire | 110 |
| Devon | 49 |
| Dorset | 107 |
| Durham | 374 |
| Essex | 280 |
| Gloucestershire | 81 |
| Hampshire | 140 |
| Herefordshire | 34 |
| Hertfordshire | 86 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 74 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 53 |
| Lancashire | 878 |
| Leicestershire | 238 |
| Lincolnshire | 110 |
| London | 1,221 |
| Middlesex | 77 |
| Northumberland | 138 |
| Norfolk | 58 |
| Northamptonshire | 184 |
| Nottinghamshire | 105 |
| Oxfordshire | 42 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 74 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 51 |
| Somerset | 197 |
| Surrey | 77 |
| Sussex | 103 |
| Staffordshire | 144 |
| Warwickshire | 155 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 183 |
| Worcestershire | 58 |
| Yorkshire | 404 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,105 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 190 |
| Labourer | 100 |
| Domestic Servant | 78 |
| Dress Maker | 58 |
| General Servant | 46 |
| Ag Labourer | 41 |
| Farm Labourer | 40 |
| Cotton Weaver | 40 |
| Coal Miner | 36 |
| Annuitant | 33 |
| House Keeper | 33 |
| Servant | 31 |
| Laundress | 29 |
| Carpenter | 27 |
| Shoe Maker | 27 |
| Gardener | 25 |
| Tailor | 21 |
| Lace Maker | 18 |
| Silk Weaver | 18 |
| Painter | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Dressmaker | 17 |
| Cook | 16 |
| Milliner | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Hull | 3,663 |
| Mary Hull | 3,655 |
| John Hull | 3,127 |
| Elizabeth Hull | 2,258 |
| Thomas Hull | 2,063 |
| George Hull | 1,991 |
| Sarah Hull | 1,734 |
| James Hull | 1,675 |
| Ann Hull | 1,255 |
| Henry Hull | 1,217 |
| Jane Hull | 1,171 |
| Charles Hull | 1,096 |
| Joseph Hull | 1,070 |
| Alice Hull | 833 |
| Robert Hull | 815 |
| Ellen Hull | 746 |
| Annie Hull | 733 |
| Eliza Hull | 724 |
| Emma Hull | 723 |
| Frederick Hull | 636 |
| Margaret Hull | 608 |
| Alfred Hull | 578 |
| Emily Hull | 564 |
| Edward Hull | 553 |
| Arthur Hull | 536 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hall | 75% | 638,405 |
| 2 | Hill | 75% | 541,757 |
| 3 | Hull | 100% | 55,229 |
| 4 | Holl | 75% | 10,478 |
| 5 | Hell | 75% | 3,135 |
| 6 | Heel | 50% | 2,580 |
| 7 | Halle | 60% | 939 |
| 8 | Haill | 60% | 897 |
| 9 | Heall | 60% | 675 |
| 10 | Heill | 60% | 235 |
| 11 | Hille | 60% | 179 |
| 12 | Holle | 60% | 125 |
| 13 | Halla | 60% | 122 |
| 14 | Houll | 80% | 120 |
| 15 | Hul | 75% | 106 |
| 16 | Hoill | 60% | 105 |
The surname Hull is the 3rd most popular variant of Hall.