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If the surname Hull is of topographical origin, it may derive from the
Old English hyll , denoting a "dweller on or by a hill" (making it a
Middle English
West Country and
West Midlands variant of
Hill ),
[1]
[2] or from a
Welsh term for a rough, uneven place.
[3] It may also be of locational origin, e.g.,
Kingston upon Hull on the
River Hull in
Yorkshire , or derive from the personal name Hulle , a pet form of
Hugh .
[4] The name spread from the
British Isles throughout the
Anglosphere .
The first notable bearer of the name in
North America , a brother of the
Rev. Joseph Hull , was George Hull (1590–1659) of
Crewkerne ,
Somerset , who in
1630 sailed on the
Mary and John from
Plymouth ,
Devon , in cooperation with the
Winthrop Fleet ,
[5] and helped in
the Puritan founding of
Dorchester , which he represented at the
General Court of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony . Hull later surveyed lands for the new
Colony of Connecticut , including
Windsor and
Wethersfield ; helped found
Fairfield ; and served as a representative to the
General Court and as assistant to his good friend
Roger Ludlow , who appointed him
associate magistrate for towns along
the shoreline .
[6]
[7]
[8]
Notable people with the surname Hull include:
Agrippa Hull (1759–1848), African-American colonial revolutionary
Akasha Gloria Hull (born 1944), American poet, writer and critic
Alan Hull (1945–1995), English singer-songwriter
Albert W. Hull (1880–1966), American physicist and electrical engineer
Allie Ray Hull (1915–2006), American politician
Andrea Hull (born 1949), Australian academic
Andrew Hull (1963–2010), Canadian-born filmmaker and director
Andy Hull (born 1986), American singer, musician and songwriter
Ann Hull (1925–2003), American politician
Anne Hull (born 1961), American journalist
Arthur Hull (disambiguation) , several people
Bart Hull (born 1969), Canadian-American football player
Ben Hull (born 1972), English actor and presenter
Blair Hull (born 1942), American businessman investor politician
Brett Hull (born 1964), Canadian-American ice hockey player
Bunny Hull (born 1951), American songwriter, musician and author
Burling Hull (1889–1982), American magician
Caesar Hull (1914–1940), South African flying ace
Charles Hull (disambiguation) , several people
Charley Hull (born 1996), English golfer
Chester Hull (1919–2012), Canadian military officer
Chris Hull (born 1957), British theoretical physicist
Christina M. Hull (born 1970), American mycologist
Clark L. Hull (1884–1952), American psychologist
Coral Hull (born 1965), Australian author, poet and artist
Cordell Hull (1871–1955), American politician
E. M. Hull (1880–1947), British writer
Edgar Hull (1904–1984), American physician
Edmund Hull (born 1949), American diplomat
Edna Mayne Hull (1905–1975), Canadian writer
Edward Hull (disambiguation) , several people
Eleanor Hull (1860–1935), English writer and journalist
Eleanor Hull, Lady Hull (c. 1394–1460), English translator
Elizabeth Anne Hull (1937–2021), American science fiction expert
Emmett J. Hull (1882–1957), American architect
Eric Hull (born 1979), American baseball player
Evan Hull (born 2000), American football player
Hannah Clothier Hull (1872–1958), American feminist and pacifist
Harold Hull (1920–1988), American basketball player
Harris Hull (1909–1993), American military officer
Harry E. Hull (1864–1938), American businessman and politician
Helen Huntington Hull (1893–1976), American socialite and arts patron
Helen Rose Hull (1888–1971), American novelist and feminist
Henry Hull (1890–1977), American character actor
Henry Charles Hull (1860–1932), South African politician
Herbert Hull (1886–1970), English cricketer
Holly Hull (born 1994), British singer and actress
Jake Hull (born 2001), English footballer
James Hull , British dentist
James L. Hull (1873–1928), American soldier
Jane Dee Hull (1935–2020), American politician and educator
Jeff Hull (disambiguation) , several people
Jessica Hull (born 1996), Australian runner
Jessie Hull Mayer (1910–2009), American painter and muralist
Jimmy Hull (1917–1991), American basketball player
Jody Hull (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
John Hull (disambiguation) , several people
Joseph Hull (1596–1665), Colonial American minister
Josephine Hull (1877–1957), American actress
Josh Hull (born 1987), American football player
Josh Hull (cricketer) (born 2004), English cricketer
Kay Hull (born 1954), Australian politician
Kent Hull (1961–2011), American football player
Marie Hull (1890–1980), American painter
Mark Rowan-Hull (born 1968), British performance and visual artist
McAllister Hull (1923–2011), American theoretical physicist
Megan Hull (born 1996), New Zealand field hockey player
Merlin Hull (1870–1953), American lawyer, newspaper publisher and politician
Merry Hull (1908–1978), American designer and inventor
Mike Hull (disambiguation) , several people
Morton D. Hull (1867–1937), American politician
Moses Hull (1836–1907), American Seventh-day Adventist minister
R. F. C. Hull (1913–1974), British translator
Rae Hull , Canadian media and television producer
Ralph W. Hull (1883–1943), American magician
Raymond Hull (1919–1985), Canadian playwright and screenwriter
Raymond Hull (politician) (born 1963), American politician
Richard Hull (disambiguation) , several people
Robert Hull (disambiguation) , several people
Robin Hull (1905-1960), music critic
Robin Hull (born 1974), Finnish snooker player
Rod Hull (1935–1999), British comedian and television entertainer
Roger Hull (1907–1972), American businessman
Roger Harold Hull (born 1942), American academic administrator
Ron Hull (1940–2001), American football player and coach
Ross A. Hull (c. 1902–1938), Australian-American radio engineer and experimenter
Ross Hull (born 1975), Canadian actor and television personality
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OE hyll in the East Midlands in Late Middle English , Gillis Kristensson, 1993
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From Old English to Standard English: A Coursebook in Language Variation Across Time , Dennis Freeborn, 1992
^ An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names , William Arthur, 1857
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A Dictionary of English Surnames , P.H. Reaney and R.M. Wilson, 1958
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Massachusetts Genealogy Trails
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The Hull Family in America , Col. Charles H. Weygant, 1913
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The Hull Family Association
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New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial; A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation (4 vols., New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), vol. 3, 1183, William Richard Cutter