Pullen Surname

 

Pullen Family Members:

The earlier members of the family are courtesy of a pedigree from the LDS Family Search site. They are not yet verified.

Violet Ivy Pullen (1923 - 1976) = George Frederick William Ford (1918 - 1983)
   
Alfred Pullen (1900 - ?) = Elsie Nunn (1904 - 1942)
 
Daniel Pullen (1877 - ?) = Alice Clara Furr (1877 - ?)
 
George Pullen (1846 - 1906) = Emma Lee (1845-1915)
  
Daniel Pullen (1806 - 1888?) Frances Ruth Fletcher (1807-1876)
 
Thomas Pullen (1767 - 1833) = Elizabeth Penfold (1778 - 1857)
 
Johnathan Pullen (1714 - ?) = Mary Brown (1718 - ?)
 
Thomas Pullen (1680 - ?) Rosamund (1684 - ?)

Origins and Meaning

The Surname Profiler map shows a concentration of Pullens in Sussex and Surrey. 

There is this definition of related surnames which I found here

"Poulain is a French cognate of the English occupational name Pullen, which described the horse-breeder or sometimes -- a nickname for the frisky person. It is derived from Old French poulain = colt > Late Latin pullamen, derived from pullus = young animal. Pulleine, Pulleyn, Pullin, Pullan are variations. Poullain, Poulan, Poulenc are other French cognates."

Pullen Web Resources

George Pullen moved from being an agricultural labourer in Woking to work on the railway living in Wimbledon. There is information on this here: http://www.allsaintswimbledon.org.uk/index.php?page=Church_History.  

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Created by: Sam Edwards, 2005.
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