# Pullman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pullman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname, notably that of George Pullman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,733 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,560 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 178,157 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.4% (1,812 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpʊlmən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Ellipsis of Pullman car, after the Pullman Palace Car Company, named after American engineer and industrialist George Pullman (1831–1897).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pullman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Pullman in the United States.

## People named Pullman

- Bill Pullman, American actor (born 1953)
- Lewis Pullman, American actor (born 1993)

## Similar surnames

Pohlman, Plowman, Palomino, Plemmons, Plemons, Plamondon, Philemon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.