Puls Family History

Puls Surname Meaning

North German and Dutch: from Middle Low German puls pulsstock Middle Dutch puls pols, a wooden pole used to stir the water and drive fish into a net; hence, a metonymic occupational name for someone who used this method of fishing.

North German: habitational name from a place so named in Schleswig-Holstein.

Dutch: from Middle Dutch pulle ‘jug, pitcher, vase’; a metonymic occupational name for a maker of earthenware or metal vessels.

East German (of Slavic origin): from a Germanized short form of a Slavic personal name derived from Old Slavic bolъ, meaning ‘greater, better’ or ‘more’.

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

Similar surnames: Pels, Palm, Pyle, Hulse, Pauls, Sult, Poll, Duis, Pultz, Pilz

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You can see how Puls families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Puls family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Puls families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 2 Puls families living in Lancashire. This was about 40% of all the recorded Puls's in United Kingdom. Lancashire and 1 other county had the highest population of Puls families in 1891.

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In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Puls.

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Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Puls life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Puls in 1951 was 38, and 84 in 2004.

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Puls Surname Meaning

North German: habitational name from a place so named in Schleswig-Holstein.

Dutch: from Middle Dutch pulle ‘jug, pitcher, vase’; a metonymic occupational name for a maker of earthenware or metal vessels.

East German (of Slavic origin): from a Germanized short form of a Slavic personal name derived from Old Slavic bolъ, meaning ‘greater, better’ or ‘more’.

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

Where is the Puls family from?

What did your Puls ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Puls.

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.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Puls family records will you find?

What is the average Puls lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Puls life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Puls in 1951 was 38, and 84 in 2004.

Puls Family History

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