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

Pullo, 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 Pullo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pullo in America

Pullo is the 89069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pullo surname appeared 208 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 Pullo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pullo 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 Pullo

The surname Pullo originated in Italy, with its earliest known examples dating back to the 14th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Latin word "pullus," meaning a young animal or a chick. This suggests that the name may have initially been a nickname for someone with a youthful appearance or manner.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Pullo surname appears in the 1340 census records of the city of Pisa, where a family bearing this name is listed as residing in the San Frediano district. Historical documents from this period also mention a Ser Pullo, a notary from Siena who was active in the mid-14th century.

During the Renaissance, the Pullo name gained prominence in the Republic of Venice, where several members of the family held influential positions. Notably, Alvise Pullo served as the Venetian ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire in the late 15th century, and his descendant, Andrea Pullo, was a renowned lawyer and jurist who lived from 1492 to 1568.

In the 16th century, the Pullo surname spread beyond Italy to other parts of Europe. Records from this period mention a German soldier named Hans Pullo who fought in the Imperial Army during the Italian Wars, and a Spanish merchant named Juan Pullo who traded in silk and spices between Seville and the New World.

As the centuries progressed, the Pullo name continued to be found across various regions of Italy, with notable individuals including the 17th-century painter Francesco Pullo from Naples and the 18th-century architect Giuseppe Pullo, who designed several churches and palaces in Rome.

Other historical figures bearing the Pullo surname include the 19th-century Italian patriot and revolutionary Cesare Pullo, who participated in the Risorgimento movement for Italian unification, and the 20th-century writer and philosopher Ernesto Pullo, whose works explored existentialism and the human condition.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pullo

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

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

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