How common is the surname Hull?

43,018 people in the United States had the surname Hull in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,177 Americans. It ranked 807th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hull?

Cordell Hull, American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944, followed by Josephine Hull.

Where is the surname Hull most common?

Wikidata records people named Hull in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Hull getting more or less common?

More common. 41,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,018 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Hull

A surname, carried by 43,018 people in the United States.

Pronounced /hʌl/ 1 syllable Soundex H400

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

Origin

The town in England is Inherited from Middle English Hull, Hul, Hulle, traditionally derived from Proto-Brythonic *hʉl, from Proto-Celtic *soulos, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to press”); Breeze instead suggests derivation from hula, plural of hulu (“hut”). Chaucer's Hulle (for expected *Hul, *Hule) is presumably a hypercorrect Southern form. The surname is either from the English town or Middle English hulle, western variant of hylle (“hill”); many other place names are ultimately from the surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 43,018 people named Hull in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,177 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 41,656.

#807

rank among US surnames

43,018

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #754)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#798	Stout	43,305	7,130
#799	Lowery	43,278	7,134
#800	Sloan	43,261	7,137
#801	McLean	43,260	7,137
#802	Hendricks	43,197	7,147
#803	Calhoun	43,180	7,150
#804	Sexton	43,133	7,158

Who is named Hull

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

86% of people named Hull identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hulls

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cordell Hull
American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944
Josephine Hull
American stage and film actress (1877-1957)
Clark L. Hull
American psychologist (1884–1952)
Jane Dee Hull
American politician (1935-2020)
Jessica Hull
Australian athletics competitor, born 1996
Geoffrey Hull
Australian linguist, born 1955
Albert Hull
American inventor (1880–1966)
Henry Hull
American actor (1890–1977)
William Hull
American soldier and politician (1753-1825)
Warren Hull
American actor, radio and television personality (1903-1974)
Sierra Hull
American bluegrass musician and songwriter, born 1991
Chuck Hull
American inventor, born 1939

Notable Hulls come mostly from the United States (13) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hull

Hull has the Soundex code H400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H400.

Questions

Where does the surname Hull come from?: The town in England is Inherited from Middle English Hull, Hul, Hulle, traditionally derived from Proto-Brythonic *hʉl, from Proto-Celtic *soulos, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to press”); Breeze instead suggests derivation from hula, plural of hulu (“hut”). Chaucer's Hulle (for expected *Hul,…
How common is the surname Hull?: 43,018 people in the United States had the surname Hull in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,177 Americans. It ranked 807th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hull?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Hull identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hull?: Cordell Hull, American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944, followed by Josephine Hull.
Where is the surname Hull most common?: Wikidata records people named Hull in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Hull?: Hull is /hʌl/, one syllable.
Is the surname Hull getting more or less common?: More common. 41,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,018 in 2010, up 3.3%.