The Hull surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 43,018 people carried this name — #807 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,860 people counted. That is up 3% from 41,656 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Hull surname
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 10 births for the Hull name in 1890.
Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim and Armagh.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Poland’s population register
111 people named Hull have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 132 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
44 people named Hull live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 26 people named Hull.
Most of them — 19 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In national population registers
173 people named Hull are counted in Sweden and Slovenia.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Slovenia counts its residents on 1 January 2026.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), SiStat tables 05X1015S–05X1018S, family names of the population, 1 January 2026 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s
Hull was found among the farmers of 6 counties.
It was most frequent in Durham: 24 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 417. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.
Where it concentrates, on the mapPer 10,000 farmers, by county
H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.
In the first U.S. census, 1790
251 families named Hull, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.
Each family is counted by its head. About 1,393 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.
Families, by state
U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 246 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.
In print
Hull in American newspapers,
1884–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,688 pages in all carry the name.
In print
Hull in Australian newspapers,
1810s–2000s.
118,158 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hull. The most, 32,951, date from the 1940s. 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 Tasmania, at 1.4 times its expected share.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hull.
Who carried it
People named Hull,
with a public archive behind them.
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Edward Hull d. 1453 · military personnel
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T. E. Hull d. 1822 · newsagent
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Anthony Hull d. 1795
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Adela Rachel Fiennes-Clinton d. 1942
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William Hull d. 1729
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Sarah Jane Hull d. 1886
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Hull,
in the records of 8 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 States4,021 records
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,544
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 895
- Other U.S. records 1,582
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Example: U.S. war memorial War record James Albert HullBorn 1947; from Webster Groves, Missouri. U.S. Army, infantryman; died in an accident 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Homer L. HullBorn 1916 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky; shoemaker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Hines Town, Summertown, Tennessee.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Johannes HullArrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Arnold Boninger from Bremen, aged 27; stone cutter. From Hesse Nassau, Germany; bound for Missouri.
U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
Showing 3 of 4,021 records for Hull in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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).
Australia1,323 records
- Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 525
- Tasmanian Names Index 348
- Other Australian records 450
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Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829 Transportation record Mary Ann HullTransported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Garland Grove, sailing from London in 1841. Native of Hawkchurch, Dorset. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1843. Married 1844 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 36.
Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) -
Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record James HullDied 1886 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 68. Will registered in Tasmania in 1886.
Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) -
Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record Alice Maude HullDied 1917 in Wivenhoe, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1917.
Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 3 of 1,323 records for Hull in Australia.
Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).
Canada359 records
- Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 234
- City of Winnipeg cemetery records 33
- Other Canadian records 92
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Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record W.j HullCame to Ontario in 1878 aboard the Peruvian, bound for Listowel, Ontario; Irish.
Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. -
Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Gordon C. HullBuried in 1983 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 60.
Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. -
Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Doris Cunningham HullDied 1992, aged 95; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
Showing 3 of 359 records for Hull in Canada.
Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).
United Kingdom49 records
- War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 45
- St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 4
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Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record Jane Ann HullBuried in 1831 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 34.
MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. -
Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919 War record A. F. HullLincolnshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.
National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) -
Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record William HullBuried in 1838 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 53.
MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Showing 3 of 49 records for Hull in the United Kingdom.
Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Netherlands42 records
- Dutch population registers 15
- Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 14
- Dutch church registers before 1811 13
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Example: civil register, 1880 Death record Gerrigje HullBorn 1858 in Epe. Died 1888 in Epe, aged 30.
Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0) -
Example: marriage register, 1911 Marriage record Trijntjen HullBorn 1815 in Epe. Married in 1835 in Voorst; maidservant.
Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0) -
Example: marriage register, 1911 Marriage record Hans HullMarried in 1762 in Rotterdam; born in Coppenhagen.
Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 3 of 42 records for Hull in the Netherlands.
Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).
Germany31 records
- Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 30
- German emigration and citizenship files 1
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Example: German casualty list, 1918 Casualty list Eugen HüllFrom Danzig. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 13 July 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 269).
Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) -
Example: German emigration file, 1883 Emigration record August HüllEmigrated to the Netherlands in 1884.
Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0) -
Example: German casualty list, 1918 Casualty list Jakob HüllFrom Großbundenbach, Pfalz. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 27 March 1917.
Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
Showing 3 of 31 records for Hull in Germany.
Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).
New Zealand24 records
- Christchurch City cemetery records 21
- War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
- Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
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Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record Eljwa HullDied 1888, aged 65; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.
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Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record Rosanna HullBuried in 1876 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 23.
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Example: roll of the war dead War record H. HullNew Zealand Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.
National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
Showing 3 of 24 records for Hull in New Zealand.
Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).
France1 record
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Barbara HullBorn 1957 in the United Kingdom; died 1992 in La Boissière-École (Yvelines).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hull.
- Hui 5,769 · U.S. census
- Huit 121 · U.S. census
- Huizar 5,774 · U.S. census
- Hulbert 5,214 · U.S. census
- Hulett 4,652 · U.S. census
- Hulin 1,535 · U.S. census
- Hulse 6,776 · U.S. census
- Hulsey 9,317 · U.S. census
- Hum 1,029 · U.S. census
- Humann 432 · U.S. census
- Humbel 108 · U.S. census
- Humbert 4,321 · U.S. census
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