Sullivan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sullivan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sullivan family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,429
Labourer 228
General Labourer 225
Dock Labourer 170
Domestic Servant 82
Carman 75
Charwoman 67
Laundress 67
Coal Miner Hewer 67
None 66
General Servant (domestic) 60
At School 47
Labourer General 43
Private Means 40
Nil 39
Scholar 37
Tailoress 37
Soldier 37
House Keeper 35
At Home 34
Housekeeper 34
Dressmaker 33
General Servant 32
Domestic 31
Hawker 31

Sullivan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
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

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The surname Sullivan is the most popular version of all its varients

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