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Hulks Name Meaning

variant of Hulk with post-medieval excrescent -s. The now extinct Hulk may either mean ‘very big man’ (compare Simon Hulkebon 1316 in Patent Rolls) or be from Middle English hulk ‘shed’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Hulke, Hulka, Hults, Huls, Hucks, Fulks, Puls, Huss, Huck, Humke

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Where is the Hulks family from?

You can see how Hulks families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hulks family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Hulks families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there was 1 Hulks family living in New York. This was 100% of all the recorded Hulks's in USA. New York had the highest population of Hulks families in 1880.
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What did your Hulks ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Stenographer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Hulks. 100% of Hulks women worked as a Stenographer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Stenographer
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 254 immigration records available for the last name Hulks. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 462 military records available for the last name Hulks. For the veterans among your Hulks ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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