O'Sulivan Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Sulivan Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Suileabhan (black-eyed).

O'Sulivan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

O'Sulivan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Suileabhan (black-eyed).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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O'Sulivan Demographics

Average O'Sulivan Salary in
England

£39,141

Per year
Rank:
2,169 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000101843
Rank: 56,439 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
145.1%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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O'Sulivan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Sulivan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Sulivan is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Sulivan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of O'Sulivan are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 181,113. In Ireland O'Sulivan is most common in: Munster, where 54 percent reside, Leinster, where 8 percent reside and Connaught, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

O'Sulivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Sulivan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the O'Sulivan surname grew 867 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Sulivan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Sullivan9580,675/
O'Suulivan951/
O'Suloivan951/
Osulivan9414/
O'Sulllivan905/
O'Suillivan902/
O'Sullivain901/
O'Soullivan900/
O'Sullivant900/
Osullivan8916,041/
O'Salivan891/
Osuillivan8413/
O'Sullevan845/
O'Sullivon842/
Oisullivan842/
Osullivann841/
O'Sulllivn841/
O'süllivan841/
Osuluvan822/
Osolivan821/
O'Sullivanová821/
Osallivan785/
Ósullivan781/
Osuliwaen781/
Osollivan781/
Osullevan780/
O'Suillibhan762/
O'Suileibhain730/
Osuliben718/
Osoliban711/
O'Suillebhan671/
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