Sillivan Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sillivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sillivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Sillivan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sillivan is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sillivan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,079,669th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sillivan reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Sillivan is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 1,603,801. In The United States Sillivan is most numerous in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Arkansas, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Sillivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sillivan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 193 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sillivan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Sillivan are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.91% registered to vote for the political party.

Sillivan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.54% less than the national average, earning $35,149 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sillivan
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