Surname Checker / Sullivan
How Common Is the Last Name Sullivan?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Sullivan today
244,685
Ranked #105 of 162,254 published surnames · 74.92 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 220,990 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
87.73%
Black
7.13%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
Hispanic
2.39%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.