Sully Surname

75,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Haiti

Sully Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sudeley,' now Sudeley Manor, a parish in Gloucestershire, often written Sully in old records. A family of Sudeleys resided here for centuries.

Bartholomew de Sulley, or Sudeley, Gloucestershire 1273.

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Sully Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4251:39,1005,064
Haiti1,2441:8,588947
United States1,2151:298,32027,579
Australia5351:50,4596,281
France5141:129,22719,722
Canada5011:73,5448,341
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Wales2401:12,8941,430
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9161:26,6113,654
Wales751:20,9121,213
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Sully (7,620) may also be a first name.

Sully Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sudeley,' now Sudeley Manor, a parish in Gloucestershire, often written Sully in old records. A family of Sudeleys resided here for centuries.

Bartholomew de Sulley, or Sudeley, Gloucestershire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Sully, Devon, ibid.

Walter de Sully, Devon, ibid.

Reymond de Suleye, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Mabillia de Suly, Gloucestershire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Ralph de Sudlegh, or Sule, or Suley, Gloucestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Adam Sulleygh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1702. Married — Thomas Leigh and Joan Sully: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French-Latin + Celtic) belonging to Sully (Normandy), a.d. 1119 Sul[l]iacum = the Estate of Sulla [i-ac-um, the Latin-Gaul. poss. suff.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French.) Local. From the town of Sully, in the province of Orleans, France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

1. From Sully (Solliaco), name of two towns of France, one dep. Loiret, the other dep. Nievre. 2. From Sully, a parish of South Wales, co. Glamorgan.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Walter de Sully, Suilli, or Suilleio, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Robert de S. Ibid. and 1198; Walter de Sully, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in South Wales. Or from the French, Soulé; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Suylly: Raymond de Sully in the time of William Rufus went with Robert FitzHamon to the conquest of Glamorgan, and was one of the twelve knights that shared the territory they had helped to win. The name is now met with as Soley. I see Sulley on many coal-trucks.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Sully is an ancient west of England name. In the 13th century it occurred as De Sully in Devonshire and as De Sulleye in Wilts, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire (H. R.). Sir Raymond de Sully had lands in Huntspill, Somerset, in the 14th century (C.). William Sully, one of the martyrs of the Monmouth rebellion of 1685, met his death on the scaffold at Dunster (W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sully Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sully occurs most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sully? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,413th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,119,611 people. The last name Sully is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sully are found; 26 percent are found in Northern Europe and 26 percent are found in British Isles. Sully is also the 73,402nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 7,620 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,425 people, or 1 in 39,100. In England it is most common in: Somerset, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England Sully occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Sully Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sully has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sully last name rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 660 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 24 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sully Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sully last name is principally Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sully surname are 4.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sully earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,140 per year; in South Africa they earn 127.84% more than the national average, earning R 541,428 per year; in United States they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning $44,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $54,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulley9116,458/
Soully91215/
Shully9166/
Sullay9148/
Seully915/
Siully911/
Saully911/
Suilly911/
Sujlly911/
Sulloy911/
Sulluy911/
Suly89118/
Soulley83110/
Schully83106/
Shulley8332/
Saulley832/
Suilley831/
Sullgoy831/
Shoully831/
Saulloy830/
Seulley830/
Sulle8023,633/
Sulla808,843/
Solly807,900/
Souly803,119/
Shuly802,212/
Sulay801,984/
Seuly801,552/
Sulli801,526/
Suley801,277/
Siuly80923/
Sulya80439/
Suliy80418/
Sulyi80155/
Suloy8057/
Szuly8045/
Sauly8021/
Suily8018/
Sutly804/
Sulyo804/
Sullé804/
Suluy803/
Suhly801/
Sullá801/
Suyly801/
Schulley7721/
Soulleys779/
Soullahy773/
Souslley771/
Souley73234,961/
Sheuly739,303/
Solley732,178/
Saulle731,949/
Suller731,110/
Sholly73995/
Soulla73912/
Sutley73867/
Soulli73780/
Suilay73679/
Shulla73568/
Saulli73469/
Shouly73424/
Shulya73377/
Shuliy73346/
Soulay73304/
Sullia73293/
Saulay73290/
Suuley73248/
Sulaya73217/
Sauley73190/
Solloy73169/
Shuley73147/
Soulle7388/
Sullet7368/
Sullaj7368/
Sulleh7366/
Souloy7362/
Sulych7353/
Sullie7352/
Shulli7349/
Zulley7329/
Shauly7325/
Saulla7324/
Sulgay7321/
Sullei7320/
Sollay7318/
Zsulya7316/
Sullis7315/
Shulay7314/
Schuly7312/
Sulled7312/
Sulyay7312/
Siuley7310/
Sulles7310/
Suilya7310/
Szulya739/
Sullai738/
Saulya736/
Sullej736/
Sujlle735/
Shulle734/
Souliy734/
Suleey734/
Shuily733/
Sullee733/
Suslay733/
Suille733/
Susley733/
Siulli733/
Sullez733/
Susliy732/
Suliey732/
Zullay732/
Suylla732/
Souluy732/
Sauloy732/
Suttly731/
Siuluy731/
Shutly731/
Seulli731/
Sutlle731/
Sulgey731/
Soulya731/
Suleyh731/
Seulle731/
Suhlya731/
Suilla731/
Sulaiy731/
Soullé731/
Ssuliy731/
Ssulli731/
Szulyo731/
Sullea731/
Sulloa731/
Suyley731/
Sutlay731/
Sullaa731/
Suylys731/
Sullit731/
Sullui731/
Sulyai731/
Sausly730/
Seuley730/
Sule67335,895/
Sula6730,871/
Suli678,518/
Soly675,838/
Shullai671,869/
Schulle67925/
Shuller67588/
Sousley67479/
Sholley67382/
Sutilli67246/
Shaulli67203/
Schulli67156/
Süly67123/
Soullez67105/
Shulaya67100/
Schuley6795/
Soullie6795/
Shutley6785/
Soullet6782/
Shullet6778/
Souyley6758/
Sausley6756/
Sjullie6747/
Schuhly6745/
Shulgay6743/
Sutille6742/
Schauly6729/
Saulles6723/
Suselli6723/
Ssouley6723/
Sulé6722/
Suslych6722/
Shoulla6721/
Souleey6718/
Sulj6714/
Šuly6714/
Souleyt6713/
Suiller6712/
Saulych6712/
Suttley6711/
Shouley6710/
Schulay6710/
Shollay6710/
Szouley679/
Szulgay678/
Shauley677/
Schulyz677/
Souleyh677/
Chulley676/
Souller676/
Szulysz676/
Shullaj676/
Suitley675/
Soulehy675/
Shaulla675/
Sulá674/
Schulya673/
Shullih673/
Saullet673/
Soulles672/
Saulaya672/
Shulyts672/
Shoutly672/
Shullha672/
Suilaya671/
Shaulay671/
Sutlles671/
Suyller671/
Soullia671/
Soulleh671/
Sulè671/
Shoulay671/
Hsouley671/
Zoulley671/
Seullet671/
Sulgaya671/
Sulahay671/
Shoolly671/
Soulleu671/
Soullii671/
Soullli671/
Sulleij671/
Sulê671/
Sulă671/
Shaulyo671/
Saullih671/
Seuller671/
Seullha671/
Shulysh671/
Susylle671/
Sullhie671/
Southly670/
Sullett670/
Soutley670/
Sautley670/
Shusley670/
Saullis670/
Shullis670/
Suttlay670/
Schutly670/
Schuily670/

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