Buller

See also: buller

English

Etymology 1

Occupational surname for a scribe or copyist, from an agent derivative of Middle English bulle (“letter, document”).

Proper noun

Buller (countable and uncountable, plural Bullers)

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A river and gorge on the West Coast, New Zealand.
3. A local government district in the same area of New Zealand.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buller is the 7708^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4307 individuals. Buller is most common among White (92.85%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Clipping of Bullingdon +‎ -er

Proper noun

the Buller

1. (Oxford University slang, dated) The Bullingdon Club.
   • 2013 March 19, Adam Sherwin, “‘Toffishness and twittishness’—Boris Johnson spills beans on Bullingdon Club and reveals childhood ambition to be ‘world king’”, in The Independent‎^[1]:

     Writing in Radio Times, Michael Cockerell, the veteran political film-maker, reveals that the documentary includes a scene in which Johnson examines a famous photograph of himself, Cameron and other members of the “Buller” in their blue tailcoats with white silk facings, mustard waistcoats and gold buttons.

Noun

Buller (plural Bullers)

1. (Oxford University slang, dated) A member of the Bullingdon Club.
   • 2008 May 8, Barney Ronay, “Young, rich and drunk”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Osborne is said to have been ragged by fellow Bullers over having attended St Paul's, the top London day school, which is, apparently, not posh enough.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• rubell