Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
SULLIVAN
There are approximately 36,454 people named Sullivan in the UK. That makes it the 248th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 577 are named Sullivan.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
SillivanSolivan
Suillivan
Soullivan
Soulivan
Seulivan
Suilivan
Soolivan
Sulaivan
Suilivant
Soulivanh
Sllivan
Suilvan
Suillvan
Ssllivan
Sallivan
Sollivan
Sellivan
Sslivan
Suellivant
Slivan
Sluvan
The Sullivan surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Celtic.) From suil, eye, and ban, fair--the fair-eyed.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SULLIVAN. By the hand of Sullivan, is an Iri h oath, which is considered
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.