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There are approximately 787 people named Pulley in the UK. That makes it the 8,230th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 12 are named Pulley.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Pully
Pooley
Pull
Poull
Pulis
Puley
Poulley
Pouley
Puiley
Peuley
Poolley
Poully
Puleys
Poulleys
Pewley
Pulie
Poeley
Poouley
Pouleys
Pughley
Pouly
Poullie
Poulye
Peuly
Poolly

The Pulley surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PULLEY. See Pullen. PuUain and jndlcn ai'e found in several early plays for poultry. Halliwell. Cotgrave has "pouUaiUer, a poulter, or keeper of pullaine," or chicken.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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