Explore the Family Name Gull

The meaning of Gull

1. English (East Anglia): nickname from Middle English gulle ‘gull’ or gul(le) (Old Norse gulr) ‘yellow, pale’ (of hair or complexion). 2. Swiss German: nickname for an irascible or unreliable person, from an Alemannic form of Latin gallus ‘rooster’. 3. German and Swiss German (Güll): see Guell.

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How common is the last name Gull in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gull showed a minor decline between 2000 and 2010. The surname's rank fell by approximately 5% from 23,683 to 24,855 over the decade. However, the actual count of individuals with the Gull surname marginally increased by 0.3%, going from 998 in 2000 to 1,001 in 2010. This translates into a slight decrease in the proportion per 100k people, dropping by 8.11% from 0.37 to 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,683	#24,855	-4.95%
Count	998	1,001	0.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.34	-8.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gull

The ethnic identity of those carrying the Gull surname also shifted during this time, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a vast majority (92.79%) identified as White, but this decreased to 89.21% in 2010. During the same period, there was an impressive increase of 163.18% in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, going from 2.20% to 5.79%. It's worth noting that the data for those identifying as two or more races was suppressed in 2010; however, it had been 1.90% in 2000. The Hispanic percentage slightly reduced from 1.9% to 1.6%, while the Black percentage rose from 0 to 1.6%. There were no changes in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, remaining at 0% in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.79%	89.21%	-3.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.2%	5.79%	163.18%
Hispanic	1.9%	1.6%	-15.79%
Black	0%	1.6%	0%
Two or More Races	1.9%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%