How common is the surname Bullinger?

763 people in the United States had the surname Bullinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 404,647 Americans. It ranked 30,570th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bullinger?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bullinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bullinger?

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

Where is the surname Bullinger most common?

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

Is the surname Bullinger getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,016 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 763 in 2010, down 25%.

The surname Bullinger

An occupational surname, carried by 763 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bullinger is more common than 81.2% of them.

Origin

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

Bullinger is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 763 people named Bullinger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 404,647 Americans. That is down 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,016.

#30,570

rank among US surnames

763

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-24.9%

change since 2000 (was #23,350)

Who is named Bullinger

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Bullinger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bullingers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Pullinger

Surnames that sound like Bullinger

Bullinger has the Soundex code B452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B452.

Questions

Where does the surname Bullinger come from?: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Swiss German Bullinger, a habitational surname. * Occupational surname for a baker, from Old French bolengier (“baker”).
How common is the surname Bullinger?: 763 people in the United States had the surname Bullinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 404,647 Americans. It ranked 30,570th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bullinger?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bullinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bullinger?: Ethelbert William Bullinger, British Anglican clergyman, biblical scholar and theologian (1837-1913).
Where is the surname Bullinger most common?: Wikidata records people named Bullinger in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Bullinger?: Bullinger is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Bullinger getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,016 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 763 in 2010, down 25%.
What are other spellings of Bullinger?: Pullinger.