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The surname Pulver

A surname, carried by 3,183 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P416

Pulver: #10,125 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pulver #10,125, 3,183 people Pulver: #10,125 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pulver #10,125, 3,183 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pulver is more common than 93.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,183 people named Pulver in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,998 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,128.

#10,125
rank among US surnames
3,183
people in 2010
1.1
per 100,000 Americans
+1.8%
change since 2000 (was #9,531)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#10,119Hilt3,18596,937
#10,122Ludwick3,18496,968
#10,125Bodden3,18396,998
#10,132Parmenter3,18297,029

Who is named Pulver

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

94% of people named Pulver identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 94%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
  • Two or more races 1.1%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pulvers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Jens Pulver
    American mixed martial artist, born 1974

Questions

How common is the surname Pulver?
3,183 people in the United States had the surname Pulver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,998 Americans. It ranked 10,125th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pulver?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pulver identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pulver?
Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist.
Where is the surname Pulver most common?
Wikidata records people named Pulver in the United States.
Is the surname Pulver getting more or less common?
More common. 3,128 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,183 in 2010, up 1.8%.