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

Bullocks, 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 Bullocks surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bullocks in America

Bullocks is the 57372nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bullocks surname appeared 355 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 Bullocks.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bullocks 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 Bullocks

The surname Bullocks is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English word "bulluc," which referred to a young male bovine animal or a bull calf. The name likely arose as a descriptive nickname for someone who worked with or raised these animals.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1273, which mentions a John Bullok. This suggests that the surname was already established by the 13th century in parts of central and southern England.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various forms, such as Bullock, Bulloke, and Bullok, in various records across England. For example, a William Bullok is recorded in the Poll Tax returns for Yorkshire in 1379.

The Bullocks surname has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Sir Walter Bullocks, a wealthy merchant and alderman who lived in London during the 16th century (c.1500-1570). He served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1565.

Another prominent figure was Christopher Bullocks (c.1555-1628), an English clergyman and scholar who served as the Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge from 1609 until his death.

In the 17th century, John Bullocks (c.1610-1685) was a prominent English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Brackley and later for Northamptonshire.

The name can also be found in the American colonies, with one of the earliest recorded instances being Richard Bullocks, who arrived in Virginia in 1635.

In the 19th century, Sir Edward Bullocks (1824-1893) was a notable English naval officer and explorer who served as the Governor of Natal (now part of South Africa) from 1880 to 1888.

While the surname Bullocks is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of the historical record, reflecting the linguistic and cultural heritage of England's medieval past.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bullocks

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

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

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