Bull is a surname.

In addition to people bearing "Bull" as an Old World-derived surname, "Bull" has been part of the names of some Native Americans, in some cases as part of a traditional name of their respective cultures. Some of these, and some others, either have borne it as part of a legal surname or (with or without their assent) been treated as bearing it.

Those bearing Bull as a surname include:

People bearing Bull as part of a traditional Native-American name

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  • Sitting Bull (c. 1831 – 1890), Hunkpapa Sioux leader and performer
  • Amos Bad Heart Bull (c. 1868 – 1913), Oglala Lakota artist and historian
  • Grant Short Bull (c. 1851 – 1935), Oglala Lakota leader (he started being known, as an adult, with "Grant" before his traditional name, and passed "Short Bull" on in surname fashion in the male line of his descendants)
  • Arnold Short Bull (c. 1845 – 1923), Sičháŋǧu (or Brulé) Lakota leader
  • White Bull (Native American) (1849–1947), Sioux leader