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

Bullo, 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 Bullo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bullo in America

Bullo is the 123064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bullo surname appeared 140 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 Bullo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bullo 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 Bullo

The surname BULLO is of Italian origin, first appearing in records from the region of Tuscany in the late 15th century. It is derived from the Italian word "bullo", meaning a seal or stamp, suggesting the name may have been given to someone who worked as a sealer or stamper of official documents.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname BULLO is found in a 1492 registry of merchants in Florence, where a Giacomo BULLO is listed as a seller of wax seals and stamping equipment. This lends credence to the theory that the name originated as an occupational surname.

In the 16th century, the BULLO name spread to other parts of Italy, with records showing a Paolo BULLO being born in Naples around 1520. A notable bearer of the name from this period was Gian Battista BULLO (1525-1592), a renowned painter from Milan who specialized in religious frescoes.

By the 17th century, the BULLO surname had also made its way to Venice, where a family of that name owned a successful printing business. One of their descendants, Marco BULLO (1639-1712), became a respected scholar and authored several works on Venetian history.

In the late 18th century, a branch of the BULLO family settled in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Here, they adopted the variant spelling "Bullo", which is still used by some bearers of the name today. A prominent figure from this lineage was Giuseppe BULLO (1777-1843), a military officer who served under Napoleon Bonaparte.

Another notable BULLO was Cesare BULLO (1892-1968), an Italian sculptor and medallist who created several public monuments and worked on the designs for the Italian lira currency during the fascist era. His works can be found in museums and galleries across Italy.

Over the centuries, various BULLO families have also established themselves in other European countries, such as France, Spain, and Switzerland, though the name remains most prevalent in its homeland of Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bullo

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

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 Bullo 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 Bullo 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 Bullo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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