| ![Show Contents]() Pulling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Pulling is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name. It was a name given to a person who was a young buck; it is derived from the Old French word poulain, which meant colt. This nickname would have been given to a person given over to friskiness and possessed of a certain nervous energy in much the same way a young horse is. A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character. Often nicknames described strong traits or attributes that people wished to emulate in a specific animal. In the pre-Christian era, many pagan gods and demigods were believed to be a mixture of animals and humans, such as the Greek god Pan who was the god of flocks and herds and was represented as a man with the legs, horns and ears of a goat. In the Middle Ages, anthropomorphic ideas, which attributed human qualities and form to gods or animals, were held about the characters of other living creatures. They were based on the creature's habits. Moreover, these associations were reflected in folk-tales, mythology, and legends which portrayed animals behaving as humans. Early Origins of the Pulling familyThe surname Pulling was first found in Yorkshire but one of the earliest record of the name was Robert Pullen (died 1146), an English theologian and official of the Roman Catholic Church. He is generally thought to have been born in Poole, Devonshire and first educated in England. He was Archdeacon of Rochester in 1134. Shortly after this appointment, he went to Paris. There, he taught logic and theology tutoring John of Salisbury, who describes him as a man commended both by his life and his learning in 1141. Back in France, we found that John and Ivo Polain were listed in Normandy (1185-1190.) A few years later nine of the name were listed there in 1198 1 Early History of the Pulling familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pulling research. Another 60 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1517, 1565, 1598, 1631, 1648, 1654, 1657, 1667, 1690, 1713, 1714 and 1758 are included under the topic Early Pulling History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pulling Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Pulling has appeared include Pulleine, Pullen, Pullan, Pulleyn, Pulling and many more. Early Notables of the Pulling familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Samuel Pullen, Pullein, or Pulleyne (1598-1667), an English prelate, Archbishop of Tuam, son of William Pullein, rector of Ripley, Yorkshire; Benjamin Pulleyn (died 1690) the Cambridge tutor of Isaac Newton; Samuel Pullen (also Pullein and Pulleyne) (1598-1667), who was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Tuam; and Henry-Percy Pulleine who purchased Crake Hall.John Pullain (Pullayne or Pulleyne) (1517-1565) was a Yorkshire divine and poet who was educated at New College, Oxford. Josiah Pullen (1631-1714) was Vice-Principal...
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 Pulling migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Pulling Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pulling (post 1700) | + |
- Patricia A. Pulling (1948-1997), American anti-occult campaigner
- Fred B. Pulling, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1922; Dry Candidate for Delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933 3
- D. J. Pulling, American politician, Circuit Judge in Wisconsin 3rd Circuit, 1867-73, 1874-85 3
- Clairence K. Pulling, American Republican politician, Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania, 1950-52; Defeated, 1951 3
| Historic Events for the Pulling family | + |
- Mr. Edward Pulling (b. 1895), English Stoker Petty Officer serving for the Royal Navy from Hampstead, London, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 4
- Mr. Peter J Pulling, British Ordinary Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 5
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Nulla pallescere culpa
Motto Translation: To turn pale from no crime.
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Pulling migration to Australia 
