Explore the Family Name Bullis
The meaning of Bullis
1. English (Cambridgeshire): probably a metonymic occupational name for someone employed in a cattle shed, or a topographic name for someone who lived by one, from a shortened form of Middle English bulehus ‘bull house’, from bule, bole ‘bull’ + h(o)us ‘house’. 2. Latvian: nickname or metonymic occupational name from bullis ‘bull’.
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How common is the last name Bullis in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bullis held a rank of 9,299 in popularity in the year 2000 and fell to 10,314 by 2010, reflecting a decrease of 10.92 percent. The number of people with this surname also decreased from 3,222 to 3,124 during this period, representing a drop of 3.04 percent. The proportion of individuals bearing the name Bullis per 100,000 people also saw a similar decline, dropping by approximately 11 percent.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #9,299 | #10,314 | -10.92% |
Count | 3,222 | 3,124 | -3.04% |
Proportion per 100k | 1.19 | 1.06 | -10.92% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bullis
The ethnic identity associated with the Bullis surname showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, rising from 0.50 percent to 1.06 percent. The percentage of those reporting two or more races saw a small dip, while there was a slight decrease in those claiming White ethnicity, falling from 92.52 percent to 90.69 percent. Simultaneously, Hispanic representation increased by nearly 29 percent and American Indian and Alaskan Native representation rose by over 25 percent. The percentage of Black individuals with this surname remained relatively stable, slightly decreasing by 3.57 percent.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 92.52% | 90.69% | -1.98% |
Hispanic | 2.73% | 3.52% | 28.94% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 2.42% | 3.04% | 25.62% |
Two or More Races | 1.27% | 1.15% | -9.45% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 1.06% | 112% |
Black | 0.56% | 0.54% | -3.57% |
Bullis ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Bullis is British & Irish, which comprises 48.7% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (30.1%) and Scandinavian (5.4%). Additional ancestries include Eastern European, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese, Indigenous American, and Greek & Balkan.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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British & Irish | 48.7% |
French & German | 30.1% |
Scandinavian | 5.4% |
Other | 15.9% |
Possible origins of the surname Bullis
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Bullis have recent ancestry locations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | 91.00% |
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 91.00% |
Merseyside, United Kingdom | 91.00% |
Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom | 91.00% |
Lancashire, United Kingdom | 91.00% |
What Bullis haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Bullis is O-F2415, which is predominantly found among people with East Asian & Indigenous American ancestry. Haplogroup O-F2415 is descended from haplogroup O-M1359. Other common haplogroups include E-M183 and O-F2859, which are predominantly found among people with European and East Asian & Indigenous American ancestry.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Bullis surname are: H1, N, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
Your paternal lineage may be linked to the Cham
One of the many populations harboring members of haplogroup O1b1a1a1a1 is the Cham ethnic group, a group of people who speak Austronesian languages in Mainland Southeast Asia. Austronesian languages make up a language family that is extremely large and widespread, comprising over 350 million people on islands such as Madagascar, Easter Island, and many others. However, Austronesian languages are less common on mainland Asia, with a notable exception being the Chamic language. Research suggests that ancestors of the Cham people migrated from Southeast Asian islands to the mainland around the year 500 BCE, and that early Cham populations quickly began mixing with indigenous southern Vietnamese populations. As a result, the Chamic language now has words that were borrowed from languages spoken by indigenous Vietnamese people. It is likely that an ancestral Kinh population was one of the populations that mixed with the Cham people shortly after their migration to mainland Asia.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to Marie Antoinette
Because it is so dominant in the general European population, haplogroup H also appears quite frequently in the continent's royal houses. Marie Antoinette, an Austrian Hapsburg who married into the French royal family, inherited the haplogroup from her maternal ancestors. So did Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose recorded genealogy traces his female line to Bavaria. Scientists also discovered that famed 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus traced his maternal lineages to haplogroup H.
What do people with the surname Bullis have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Bullis?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Bullis are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition