Sullivan Name Meaning: From irish O'Suileabhain,meaning 'descendent of Suileabhan'.This means 'little dark eye'.
The name is of Irish origin & is the most widespread name in Munster-Ireland.
Discover how your Sullivan ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 5 |
Buckinghamshire | 4 |
Berkshire | 62 |
Cambridgeshire | 6 |
Channel Islands | 37 |
Cheshire | 238 |
Cornwall | 106 |
Cumberland | 36 |
Derbyshire | 40 |
Devon | 206 |
Dorset | 24 |
Durham | 234 |
Essex | 523 |
Gloucestershire | 225 |
Hampshire | 226 |
Herefordshire | 13 |
Hertfordshire | 19 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 311 |
Lancashire | 1,599 |
Leicestershire | 48 |
Lincolnshire | 39 |
London | 4,170 |
Middlesex | 296 |
Northumberland | 79 |
Norfolk | 20 |
Northamptonshire | 29 |
Nottinghamshire | 34 |
Oxfordshire | 10 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
Shropshire | 15 |
Suffolk | 14 |
Somerset | 32 |
Surrey | 406 |
Sussex | 125 |
Staffordshire | 104 |
Warwickshire | 100 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 9 |
Worcestershire | 25 |
Yorkshire | 438 |
Anglesey | 3 |
Brecknockshire | 5 |
Cardiganshire | 1 |
Carnarvonshire | 16 |
Carmarthenshire | 19 |
Denbighshire | 3 |
Flintshire | 4 |
Glamorgan | 1,413 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 352 |
Pembrokeshire | 16 |
Radnorshire | 2 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
General Labourer | 413 |
Dock Labourer | 183 |
General Servant Domestic | 89 |
Domestic Servant | 75 |
Scholar | 70 |
Charwoman | 66 |
Living On Own Means | 59 |
Tailor | 58 |
Tailoress | 54 |
Cook Domestic | 51 |
Dress Maker | 47 |
Laundress Wash | 47 |
Labourer | 44 |
Cotton Weaver | 44 |
Laundress | 43 |
Hawker | 33 |
School | 33 |
Housemaid Domestic | 31 |
Bricklayer Labourer | 30 |
Carman | 30 |
Nil | 30 |
Labourer General | 27 |
Servant Domestic | 26 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 25 |
Navvy | 24 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Sullivan | 8,293 |
John Sullivan | 8,000 |
James Sullivan | 3,362 |
Ellen Sullivan | 3,350 |
William Sullivan | 2,918 |
Margaret Sullivan | 2,812 |
Catherine Sullivan | 2,678 |
Daniel Sullivan | 2,552 |
Thomas Sullivan | 2,197 |
Michael Sullivan | 2,050 |
Patrick Sullivan | 2,001 |
Elizabeth Sullivan | 1,974 |
Ann Sullivan | 1,431 |
Timothy Sullivan | 1,276 |
Bridget Sullivan | 1,109 |
Edward Sullivan | 1,055 |
Sarah Sullivan | 1,033 |
Annie Sullivan | 985 |
Julia Sullivan | 937 |
Dennis Sullivan | 925 |
Jane Sullivan | 796 |
Jeremiah Sullivan | 785 |
George Sullivan | 780 |
Joseph Sullivan | 743 |
Hannah Sullivan | 720 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Sullivan | 100% | 80,965 |
2 | Sulivan | 88% | 3,551 |
3 | Osullivan | 89% | 815 |
4 | Sallivan | 88% | 181 |
5 | Sullivian | 89% | 154 |
6 | Sulliven | 88% | 137 |
7 | Sullevan | 88% | 117 |
8 | Sullivon | 88% | 110 |
9 | Sullvan | 88% | 108 |
The surname Sullivan is the most popular version of all its varients