How common is the surname Pullin?

2,581 people in the United States had the surname Pullin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,622 Americans. It ranked 12,079th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pullin?

Alex Pullin, Australian snowboarder (1987–2020).

Where is the surname Pullin most common?

Wikidata records people named Pullin in Australia.

Is the surname Pullin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,581 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Pullin

A surname, carried by 2,581 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pullin is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,581 people named Pullin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,622 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,557.

#12,079

rank among US surnames

2,581

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,333)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,072	Horrocks	2,583	119,530
#12,079	Pullin	2,581	119,622
#12,082	Fujimoto	2,580	119,669
#12,083	Marple	2,579	119,715

Who is named Pullin

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

82% of people named Pullin identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pullins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Pullin
Australian snowboarder (1987–2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pullin

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

Questions

How common is the surname Pullin?: 2,581 people in the United States had the surname Pullin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,622 Americans. It ranked 12,079th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pullin?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Pullin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pullin?: Alex Pullin, Australian snowboarder (1987–2020).
Where is the surname Pullin most common?: Wikidata records people named Pullin in Australia.
Is the surname Pullin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,581 in 2010, up 0.9%.