Bull Family History
Bull Name Meaning
English: nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from
Middle English bul(l)e, bol(l)e. Occasionally, the name
may denote a keeper of a bull. Compare Bulman.German (mainly northern): from a byname for a cattle breeder,
keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs.South
German: nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle, or a
nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Bull Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bull families
 224 - 445  75 - 223 |
 1 - 74  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Bull families
|
1,311 - 2,619 438 - 1,310 |
1 - 437 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Bull families
|
10 - 17 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Bull census records
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Bull Family Origin
Bull Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Bull
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Bull Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Bull census records
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