Sulivan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sulivan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sulivan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 69
Labourer 37
General Servant 9
Tailor 7
Domestic Servant 6
Factory Hand 5
Labourer In Iron Works 4
Coal Weaver 4
Housekeeper 4
Laundress 3
No Occupation 3
Servant 3
Annuitant 3
Carpenter 3
Dock Labourer 3
Iron Miner 2
Hawker 2
Farm Labourer 2
Manager 2
Mason's Laborer 2
Factory Operative 2
House Keeper 2
Labourer Chemical 2
Porter 2
Mill Hand 2

Sulivan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sullivan 88% 80,965
2 Sulivan 100% 3,551
3 Salvin 57% 1,135
4 Slavin 57% 666
5 Slaven 57% 591
6 Slevin 57% 266
7 Sullivon 75% 110

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The surname Sulivan is the 2nd most popular variant of Sullivan.

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