The Bullis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,124 people carried this name — #10,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 94,300 people counted. That is down 3% from 3,222 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bullis surname

Probably a metonymic occupational surname for someone employed in a cattle shed, from a reduced form of Middle English bulehus (“bull house”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bullis» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Bullis in American newspapers,
1902–1922.

Newspaper page from The Black Hills Union carrying the name Bullis
The Black Hills Union 1902-12-12
Newspaper page from The Silver State carrying the name Bullis
The Silver State 1922-10-14
Newspaper page from The Silver State carrying the name Bullis
The Silver State 1914-11-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,901 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bullis in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

82 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bullis. The most, 15, date from the 1870s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 30
Victoria 29
Queensland 14
South Australia 4
Western Australia 3
Tasmania 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bullis.

Who carried it

People named Bullis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rush Bullis
    Rush Bullis 1863–1946 · politician
  • A. H. Bullis 1832–1916 · politician
  • John L. Bullis 1841–1911 · military personnel
  • Glenna E. Bullis 1906–1981 · pedagogue
  • Carol Bullis-Echeverria 1909–1988 · teacher
  • Rose M. Bullis 1912–2009

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bullis,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States413 records

413 records of the Bullis name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 123
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 93
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 82
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 71
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Krag Colt Bullis

    Born 1944; from Colusa, California. U.S. Army, aircraft maintenance senior sergeant; died in an accident 1971 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at San Francisco National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Archie L. Bullis

    Born 1914 in Oregon. Enlisted 1940 at Vancouver Barracks, Washington; structural-. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Bullis

    Arrived at New York in 1863 aboard the Hecla from Liverpool, aged 21; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 413 records for Bullis in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Bullis name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Walter C. Bullis

    Arrived in Queensland in 1927 aboard the Jervis Bay, aged 39.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Bullis

    Died 1849 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 71.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ann Bullis

    Married 1851 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, aged 56.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Bullis in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Bullis name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Frank Bullis

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 94.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Bullis

    Died 1927 in Main a Dieu, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Edmund Holmes Bullis

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Bullis in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Bullis name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Corneille Bullis

    Born 1812 in Breda. Married in 1856 in Best.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Nicolaes Bullis

    Married in 1670 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Bullis in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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