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Hull (surname)

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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:

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  • 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

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  • Kay Hull (born 1954), Australian politician
  • Kent Hull (1961–2011), American football player

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References

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  1. ^ OE hyll in the East Midlands in Late Middle English, Gillis Kristensson, 1993
  2. ^ From Old English to Standard English: A Coursebook in Language Variation Across Time, Dennis Freeborn, 1992
  3. ^ An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, William Arthur, 1857
  4. ^ A Dictionary of English Surnames, P.H. Reaney and R.M. Wilson, 1958
  5. ^ Massachusetts Genealogy Trails
  6. ^ The Hull Family in America, Col. Charles H. Weygant, 1913
  7. ^ The Hull Family Association
  8. ^ 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
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