How common is the surname Bullock?

44,740 people in the United States had the surname Bullock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,901 Americans. It ranked 770th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bullock?

Sandra Bullock, American actress and film producer, followed by S. Scott Bullock.

Where is the surname Bullock most common?

Wikidata records people named Bullock in the United States, Germany and Switzerland.

Is the surname Bullock getting more or less common?

More common. 43,021 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,740 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Bullock

A surname, carried by 44,740 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bullock is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 44,740 people named Bullock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,901 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 43,021.

#770

rank among US surnames

44,740

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #722)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#761	Kline	45,390	6,802
#762	Cordova	45,305	6,815
#763	Barajas	45,153	6,838
#764	Roach	45,019	6,858
#765	Rosas	44,938	6,870
#766	Winters	44,914	6,874
#767	Jacobson	44,808	6,890

Who is named Bullock

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

62% of people named Bullock identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 33%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bullocks

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sandra Bullock
American actress and film producer, born 1964
S. Scott Bullock
American actor, born 1956
Fanny Bullock Workman
American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer (1859–1925)
Steve Bullock
American politician, lawyer, and the 24th Governor of Montana, born 1966
Reggie Bullock
American basketball player (born 1991)
Louis Bullock
American basketball player (born 1976)
Jim J. Bullock
American actor and comedian, born 1955
Seth Bullock
(1849-1919) American lawman, businessman
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist (1955–2008)
Alexander Bullock
American politician (1816-1882)
Rufus Bullock
American politician (1834-1907)
William Bullock
American inventor (1813–1867)

Notable Bullocks come mostly from the United States (14), Germany (1) and Switzerland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bullock

Bullock has the Soundex code B420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B420.

Questions

How common is the surname Bullock?: 44,740 people in the United States had the surname Bullock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,901 Americans. It ranked 770th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bullock?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Bullock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bullock?: Sandra Bullock, American actress and film producer, followed by S. Scott Bullock.
Where is the surname Bullock most common?: Wikidata records people named Bullock in the United States, Germany and Switzerland.
Is the surname Bullock getting more or less common?: More common. 43,021 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,740 in 2010, up 4.0%.