Explore the Family Name Pulham

The meaning of Pulham

English: habitational name from any of the three places called Pulham, in Norfolk, Dorset, and Devon. The placenames derive from Old English pōl, pull ‘pool’ + hām ‘village, homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the Pulham surname increased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Pulham was ranked as the 105,905th most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 93,513th position, marking an 11.7% increase in rank. The count of individuals carrying this surname also saw a significant rise from 156 in the year 2000 to 196 in 2010, a surge of approximately 25.64%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people also grew from 0.06 to 0.07, indicating a 16.67% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#105,905	#93,513	11.7%
Count	156	196	25.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.07	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pulham

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Pulham identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, making up 92.95% and 92.35% of the total population respectively. During this period, there was a slight decrease of 0.65% in the percentage identifying as White. A small portion—3.21% in 2000 and 4.08% in 2010—identified as belonging to two or more races, showing a growth of 27.10%. Interestingly, no individuals with the surname Pulham identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.95%	92.35%	-0.65%
Two or More Races	3.21%	4.08%	27.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%