Find out how popular the last name Bulin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bulin.

Bulin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bulin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bulin in America

Bulin is the 58876th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bulin surname appeared 344 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bulin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bulin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bulin

The surname Bulin originated in Russia during the late 16th century. It likely derived from the Russian word "bulat," which referred to a type of high-quality steel used for making swords and other weapons. This suggests that the name may have originally been associated with blacksmiths or weapon makers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bulin can be found in the Veliky Novgorod Chronicles, a series of medieval Russian manuscripts dating back to the 12th century. The chronicles mention a certain Vasily Bulin, who was a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Novgorod in the late 1500s.

Another notable historical figure with the surname Bulin was Ivan Bulin, a Russian military commander who fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1676-1681. He was born around 1640 and played a crucial role in the Russian victory at the Battle of Chigirin in 1677.

In the 18th century, the name Bulin appeared in records from the town of Bulinsk, which was located in the Ural region of Russia. This town may have been named after a person with the surname Bulin, further suggesting the name's Russian origins.

During the 19th century, the Bulin family produced several notable individuals, including Nikolai Bulin (1802-1865), a Russian writer and philosopher, and Dmitry Bulin (1826-1890), a renowned architect who designed several churches and government buildings in St. Petersburg.

Another prominent figure with the surname Bulin was Yakov Bulin (1865-1933), a Russian revolutionary who played a significant role in the Bolshevik uprising of 1917. He served as a member of the Petrograd Soviet and was later appointed as the first commissar of the Soviet Navy.

While the surname Bulin has its roots in Russia, it has since spread to other parts of the world, likely through immigration and the diaspora of Russian families. However, its origins and earliest recorded instances can be traced back to the Russian lands of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bulin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bulin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bulin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bulin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bulin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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