Pula Family History

Pula Surname Meaning

Polish (Puła): perhaps a nickname from dialect puła ‘shirttail coattail’ or from another dialect word poła ‘tasteless soup’.

Italian: nickname from pula ‘chaff husks sawdust’.

Albanian: nickname from pulë (definite form pula) ‘chicken’ figuratively ‘easily intimidated person’.

Indian (Andhra Pradesh): Kamma (agrarian) habitational name from Pulla Desa (‘Pulla country’) identifiable with the regions along river Godavari.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Pala, Pola, Bula, Kula, Gula, Mula, Sula, Dula, Patla, Puza

2K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
182	Military Records
434	Immigration Records
1K	Census and Voter Lists
610	Member Trees

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Where is the Pula family from?

You can see how Pula families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pula family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Pula families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 2 Pula families living in Cumberland. This was 100% of all the recorded Pula's in United Kingdom. Cumberland had the highest population of Pula families in 1891.

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What did your Pula ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Pula. 23% of Pula men worked as a Laborer and 29% of Pula women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pula were Clerk and wool spinner.

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Laborer

23%

Farmer

16%

Machinist

11%

Clerk

Stenographer

29%

Housewife

20%

Clerk

15%

wool spinner

10%

What Pula family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 1K census records available for the last name Pula. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Pula census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 434 immigration records available for the last name Pula. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 182 military records available for the last name Pula. For the veterans among your Pula ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pula lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Pula life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Pula in 1963 was 72, and 76 in 2004.

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Pula Surname Meaning

Polish (Puła): perhaps a nickname from dialect puła ‘shirttail coattail’ or from another dialect word poła ‘tasteless soup’.

Italian: nickname from pula ‘chaff husks sawdust’.

Albanian: nickname from pulë (definite form pula) ‘chicken’ figuratively ‘easily intimidated person’.

Indian (Andhra Pradesh): Kamma (agrarian) habitational name from Pulla Desa (‘Pulla country’) identifiable with the regions along river Godavari.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Pula family from?

What did your Pula ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

23%

Farmer

16%

Machinist

11%

Clerk

Stenographer

29%

Housewife

20%

Clerk

15%

wool spinner

10%

What Pula family records will you find?

What is the average Pula lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Pula life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Pula in 1963 was 72, and 76 in 2004.

Pula Family History

Pula Surname Meaning

5,000 record(s) for Pula

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

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Pula Surname Meaning

5,000 record(s) for Pula

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Where is the Pula family from?

What did your Pula ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Pula family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Pula family history

What is the average Pula lifespan?

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