Bulman is an English surname. It was originally given to bull keepers, from the Middle English bule (bull) + man (man), and was chiefly found in Northumberland. Notable people with the surname include:
Dannie Bulman (born 1979), British football player
George Bulman (1896–1963), British pilot
Matt Bulman (born 1986), British football player
Nachman Bulman (1925–2002), American rabbi
Oliver Bulman (1902–1974), British geologist and palaeontologist
Orville Bulman (1904–1978), American painter
Tim Bulman (born 1982), American football player