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    The surname Pulliam

    A French patronymic surname, carried by 11,613 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈpʊl.jəm/ 3 syllables Soundex P450

    Pulliam: #3,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Pulliam #3,099, 11,613 people Pulliam: #3,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pulliam #3,099, 11,613 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pulliam is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From Anglo-Norman pulain (“foal, colt”), from Old French polain (“foal, colt”). Alternatively, it may derive from Welsh ap (“son of”) and William.

    Pulliam is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,613 people named Pulliam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,586 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,923.

    #3,099
    rank among US surnames
    11,613
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.3%
    change since 2000 (was #3,044)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,091Matias11,63526,536
    #3,092Boland11,63126,545
    #3,093Spain11,62826,552
    #3,094Jain11,62626,556
    #3,095Cowart11,62126,568
    #3,096Brothers11,61926,572
    #3,097Fine11,61826,575

    Who is named Pulliam

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

    66% of people named Pulliam identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 66%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 28%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Pulliams

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Keshia Knight Pulliam
      American actress, born 1979

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pulliam

    Pulliam has the Soundex code P450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P450.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pulliam come from?
    From Anglo-Norman pulain (“foal, colt”), from Old French polain (“foal, colt”). Alternatively, it may derive from Welsh ap (“son of”) and William.
    How common is the surname Pulliam?
    11,613 people in the United States had the surname Pulliam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,586 Americans. It ranked 3,099th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pulliam?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Pulliam identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pulliam?
    Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress.
    Where is the surname Pulliam most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pulliam in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Pulliam?
    Pulliam is /ˈpʊl.jəm/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Pulliam?
    Pulliam is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Pulliam getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,923 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,613 in 2010, up 6.3%.