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

Puls, 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 Puls surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Puls in America

Puls is the 14264th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Puls surname appeared 2,101 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Puls.

We can also compare 2010 data for Puls 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 Puls

The surname Puls originates from the German language and can be traced back to the 13th century in the region of Bavaria, Germany. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "pulse," which means "pulse" or "heartbeat." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone with a particularly strong or noticeable pulse.

In the 15th century, the name Puls appeared in various historical records and documents in Bavaria, such as legal contracts, property deeds, and town registers. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the town of Ingolstadt, where a merchant named Hans Puls was mentioned in a trade agreement dated 1462.

The Puls name was also present in the neighboring regions of Saxony and Thuringia during the 16th and 17th centuries. In the town of Zwickau, Saxony, a prominent family of brewers with the surname Puls operated a successful business from the late 1500s to the mid-1700s.

One notable individual with the surname Puls was Johann Christoph Puls (1689-1754), a German composer and organist who served as the court organist for the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. His compositions, particularly his organ works, were highly regarded during his lifetime and contributed to the development of the German Baroque style.

Another historical figure bearing the Puls name was Friedrich Puls (1786-1842), a German jurist and politician who served as a member of the Prussian National Assembly during the Revolutions of 1848. He was a vocal advocate for democratic reforms and played a significant role in shaping the political landscape of his time.

In the 19th century, the Puls surname gained recognition in the field of medicine with the renowned physician and pathologist Richard Puls (1826-1888). He made significant contributions to the study of diseases of the circulatory system and is remembered for his groundbreaking work on the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions.

While the Puls name has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and immigration. Families with this surname can now be found in various countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia, among others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Puls

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

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

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