Bullis

Probably a metonymic occupational surname for someone employed in a cattle shed, from a reduced form of Middle English bulehus (“bull house”).

Bullis (plural Bullises)

1. A surname from Middle English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bullis is the 10314^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3124 individuals. Bullis is most common among White (90.69%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bullis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 250.