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UK surname

Bullas

In the 1881 census there were 284 people recorded with the Bullas surname, ranking it #10,100 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 414, ranked #11,574, down from #10,100 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Tipton otherwise Tibington, Rowley Regis and Dudley. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kirklees, Monmouthshire and East Lindsey.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bullas is 454 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 45.8%.

1881 census count

284

Ranked #10,100

Modern count

414

2016, ranked #11,574

Peak year

1999

454 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bullas had 284 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,100 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 414 in 2016, ranked #11,574.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 427 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Bullas surname distribution map

The map shows where the Bullas surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Bullas surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bullas over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 148 #13,028
1861 historical 118 #18,512
1881 historical 284 #10,100
1891 historical 321 #10,520
1901 historical 363 #10,145
1911 historical 427 #8,843
1997 modern 425 #10,510
1998 modern 437 #10,637
1999 modern 454 #10,380
2000 modern 450 #10,433
2001 modern 425 #10,716
2002 modern 428 #10,880
2003 modern 427 #10,720
2004 modern 436 #10,581
2005 modern 437 #10,437
2006 modern 432 #10,583
2007 modern 440 #10,533
2008 modern 421 #11,010
2009 modern 436 #10,965
2010 modern 444 #11,017
2011 modern 436 #11,053
2012 modern 434 #10,977
2013 modern 431 #11,231
2014 modern 435 #11,224
2015 modern 419 #11,483
2016 modern 414 #11,574

Geography

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Where Bullas' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Tipton otherwise Tibington, Rowley Regis, Dudley, Sheffield and Ecclesfield (Ecclesfield), Rotherham (Dalton), Conisborough. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kirklees, Monmouthshire, East Lindsey and Stockton-on-Tees. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Tipton otherwise Tibington Staffordshire
2 Rowley Regis Staffordshire
3 Dudley Staffordshire
4 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Ecclesfield (Ecclesfield), Rotherham (Dalton), Conisborough Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kirklees 053 Kirklees
2 Monmouthshire 008 Monmouthshire
3 Kirklees 051 Kirklees
4 East Lindsey 002 East Lindsey
5 Stockton-on-Tees 009 Stockton-on-Tees

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bullas

These lists show first names that appear often with the Bullas surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bullas

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Bullas, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Bullas surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Bullas household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Bullas is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Bullas is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Bullas falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Bullas is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Bullas, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Bullas families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bullas surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 164 Bullas' recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.97x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 164 5.97x
Staffordshire 44 4.71x
Worcestershire 34 9.40x
Warwickshire 12 1.72x
Derbyshire 9 2.08x
Lancashire 9 0.27x
Northamptonshire 5 1.92x
Nottinghamshire 4 1.07x
Lincolnshire 2 0.45x
Huntingdonshire 1 1.82x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sheffield in Yorkshire leads with 35 Bullas' recorded in 1881 and an index of 40.05x.

Place Total Index
Sheffield 35 40.05x
Dudley 30 68.21x
Ecclesall Bierlow 26 46.56x
Reedness 20 4255.32x
Brightside Bierlow 19 35.29x
Rowley Regis 17 65.23x
Ecclesfield 14 69.55x
Tipton 14 48.90x
Aston 9 4.68x
Nether Hallam 9 24.23x
Heeley 8 95.92x
Lockwood 8 80.97x
Newchurch 8 29.75x
Rothwell 8 144.40x
Monk Bretton 7 251.80x
Amblecote 6 224.72x
Nether Heyford 5 649.35x
Armley 4 33.03x
Lambley 4 526.32x
Pleasley 4 366.97x
West Bromwich 4 7.47x
Brimington 3 91.19x
Kingswinford 3 8.84x
Doncaster 2 9.97x
Leigh 2 45.56x
Whitwell 2 116.28x
Barrow In Furness 1 2.24x
Birmingham 1 0.43x
Coventry Holy Trinity 1 4.79x
Droitwich St Nicholas 1 74.63x
Foleshill 1 13.61x
Garthorpe 1 188.68x
Golcar 1 13.77x
Leeds 1 0.65x
Lye 1 16.61x
Mexborough 1 18.35x
Midgley 1 34.13x
Old Weston 1 322.58x
West Butterwick With 1 147.06x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Bullas surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Bullas surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 20
James 14
George 12
Joseph 11
Charles 8
William 8
Thomas 7
Henry 5
Albert 4
Samuel 4
Frederick 3
Stephen 3
Tom 3
Walter 3
Edward 2
Ernest 2
Fred 2
Jeremiah 2
Joshua 2
Lawrence 2
Abraham 1
Arthur 1
B. 1
Benj. 1
Daniel 1
Edmund 1
Ephraim 1
Frank 1
Fredk. 1
Grafton 1
Harry 1
Isaac 1
Jabez 1
Jno.Wesley 1
Job 1
Percival 1
Randle 1
Robt. 1
Saml. 1
Solomon 1
Thompson 1
Thornton 1
Thos. 1
Wilfred 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Bullas surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bullas surname in 1881?

In 1881, 284 people were recorded with the Bullas surname. That placed it at #10,100 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bullas surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 414 in 2016. That gives Bullas a modern rank of #11,574.

What does the Bullas map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Bullas bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.