How common is the last name Sullivan?

212,701 people in the United States have the last name Sullivan, about 1 in 1,405. It ranks #107 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SULLIVAN

#107

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
212,701
About
1 in 1,405
This common or more
17.3%
Who bears it

Of the 212,701 people with the last name Sullivan, 85.1% reported their origin as White, 6.9% as Black and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Sullivan

#105 Powell · 216,911#106 Jenkins · 213,644#108 Russell · 211,729#109 Perry · 211,657

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Sullivan, most common first.

#36,724 Sullivant · 655#92,231 Sullivent · 214

Also a first name

As a first name, Sullivan ranks #2,444 of 53,615, with 10,147 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 1,157 births. See Sullivan as a first name

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