Pulliam History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Pulliam family

The surname Pulliam was first found in Middlesex at Fulham, a parish, in the union of Kensington, Kensington division of the hundred of Ossulstone. "Fulham is a spot of considerable antiquity: the Danes, on their invasion of England, fixed their head-quarters here, in 879; and, after wintering in the place, set sail for Flanders in the spring." 1

This ancient Saxon parish was first listed as Fulanham (c. 705) and then later as Fuleham in the Domesday Book of 1086. 2 Literally the place name means "land in a river-bend of a man called Fulla" from the Old English personal name + "hamm." 3

Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Fulham, held by Fulcred who held the lands from the Bishop of London and who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

Early History of the Pulliam family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pulliam research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1294, 1393, 1412, 1519, 1633, 1651, 1660, 1682, 1691, 1694, 1699, 1702, 1749, 1750, 1777 and 1799 are included under the topic Early Pulliam History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pulliam Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Pulliam include Fullem, Fullam, Fulham and others.

Early Notables of the Pulliam family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Richard Pulham, English Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University (1393-1412.) Edward Fulham D.D. (died 1694), English White's Professor of Moral Philosophy, Oxford University from 1633 and a Canon of Windsor from 1660 to 1694. George Fulham, D.D. (1660-1702) was an English...
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Pulliam Ranking

In the United States, the name Pulliam is the 2,232^nd most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Pulliam family to Ireland

Some of the Pulliam family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 90 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pulliam migration to the United States +

In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Pulliams to arrive on North American shores:

Pulliam Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edward Pulliam, who arrived in Virginia in 1636 5

Pulliam Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Eliza Pulliam, who landed in Virginia in 1714 5

Pulliam Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Felice Pulliam, aged 2, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
Mrs W E Pulliam, aged 21, who immigrated to America, in 1906
Henrietta Pulliam, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States, in 1909
Carl Pulliam, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1911
W. E. Pulliam, who immigrated to the United States, in 1911
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Contemporary Notables of the name Pulliam (post 1700) +

Adolphus "Dolph" Pulliam (b. 1946), former American basketball player
Nicole Pulliam, American actress
James A. Pulliam, American politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado (1917 to 1919)
Keshia Knight Pulliam (b. 1979), Jamaican-born, American Emmy nominated actress
Myrta Jane Pulliam (b. 1947), American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
Harry Clay Pulliam (1865-1909), American baseball executive
Eugene Collins Pulliam (1889-1975), American newspaper publisher and businessman
Eugene Collins Pulliam (1889-1975), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952, 1956 6
Bruce Pulliam, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1992 6
Barnett Pulliam, American politician, Member of North Carolina House of Commons from Granville County, 1804 6
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Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html