How common is the surname Pullman?

1,733 people in the United States had the surname Pullman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,157 Americans. It ranked 16,560th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pullman?

Bill Pullman, American actor (born 1953), followed by Lewis Pullman.

Where is the surname Pullman most common?

Wikidata records people named Pullman in the United States.

How do you pronounce Pullman?

Pullman is /ˈpʊlmən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Pullman getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,812 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,733 in 2010, down 4.4%.

The surname Pullman

A surname, carried by 1,733 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpʊlmən/ 2 syllables Soundex P455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pullman is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,733 people named Pullman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,157 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,812.

#16,560

rank among US surnames

1,733

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-4.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,966)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,555	Perrigo	1,734	178,054
#16,560	Koepp	1,733	178,157

Who is named Pullman

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

87% of people named Pullman identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pullmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pullman

Pullman has the Soundex code P455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P455.

Questions

Where does the surname Pullman come from?: Ellipsis of Pullman car, after the Pullman Palace Car Company, named after American engineer and industrialist George Pullman (1831–1897).
How common is the surname Pullman?: 1,733 people in the United States had the surname Pullman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,157 Americans. It ranked 16,560th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pullman?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Pullman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pullman?: Bill Pullman, American actor (born 1953), followed by Lewis Pullman.
Where is the surname Pullman most common?: Wikidata records people named Pullman in the United States.
How do you pronounce Pullman?: Pullman is /ˈpʊlmən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Pullman getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,812 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,733 in 2010, down 4.4%.