# Bullinger (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bullinger/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 763 |
| US rank (2010) | 30,570 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 404,647 people |
| Change since 2000 | -24.9% (1,016 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Pullinger |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Swiss German Bullinger, a habitational surname. * Occupational surname for a baker, from Old French bolengier (“baker”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bullinger in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bullinger in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Bullinger

- Ethelbert William Bullinger, British Anglican clergyman, biblical scholar and theologian (1837-1913)

## Similar surnames

Belanger, Bollinger, Ballinger, Bellinger, Ballenger, Bolinger, Boulanger, Bellanger, Bolling, Bullington, Bullins, Balling.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.