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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


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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. 100% of Puls women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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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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