Sillifant Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Grenada

Sillifant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sullivan.'

'This Devonshire family, originally written Sullivan, were derived from the Sullivans of Ireland, and settled in England in the year 1641': Patronymica Britannica.

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Sillifant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:239,13319,651
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
United States361:10,068,304413,125
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sillifant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sullivan.'

'This Devonshire family, originally written Sullivan, were derived from the Sullivans of Ireland, and settled in England in the year 1641': Patronymica Britannica.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A West. English form of Sullivan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This Devonshire family, originally written Sullivan, were derived from the Sullivans of Ireland, and settled in England in the year 1641.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sillifant Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sillifant Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sillifant is found most frequently in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sillifant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sillifant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 666,162nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Sillifant are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 239,133. In England it is most numerous in: Devon, where 39 percent live, Cornwall, where 34 percent live and Merseyside, where 9 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Sillifant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sillifant has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sillifant surname grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sillifant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sillifant last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sillifant earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.93% more than the national average, earning R 327,768 per year; in United States they earn 8.75% less than the national average, earning $39,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $52,102 CAD per year.

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Sillifant Reference & Research

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