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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BULLOCH

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Scottish: habitational name from Balloch, a locality in Bonhill, Dumbartonshire, named with Gaelic beallach ‘pass’. The change of vowel is probably due to confusion with Bullock.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)