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Pulver

in the US

There are 2,749 people with the last name "Pulver" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Pulver 9,280
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  1. is 9,276th most common Gorrell
  2. is 9,277th most common Lineberry
  3. is 9,278th most common Nardone
  4. is 9,279th most common Pinney
  5. is 9,280th most common Pulver
  6. is 9,281st most common Cookson
  7. is 9,282nd most common Ney
  8. is 9,283rd most common Leroux
  9. is 9,284th most common Lofgren

Most Common First Names for Pulver

Robert, James, John, David, William, Michael, Donald, Linda, Mark, Lisa

Meaning & History

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German pulver ‘ash’, ‘dust’ (of Latin origin), German Pulver ‘powder’; a metonymic occupational name for an apothecary or herbalist who dispensed various types of medicinal powder. From the 15th century it may alternatively have denoted a manufacturer of gunpowder.

Possibly a shortened form of Dutch van Pulver, a habitational name from a place named Pulver (meaning ‘dust’; compare 1), for example in Wormhout in West Flanders.

Recent Searches for "Pulver" in the US

Since June 2009
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Robert Pulver (9 searches)
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