SULLIVAN is ranked as the 93rd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 250,571.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 78.58 people named SULLIVAN for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SULLIVAN is
254,671, the rank is 92
and the proportion per 100k Americans named SULLIVAN is 79.94.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
SULLIVAN is
89.4% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
6.8% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.2% Two or More Races,
and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name SULLIVAN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name SULLIVAN is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SULLIVAN
The state with the most people named
SULLIVAN is
California where
23,931 people have this name.
Massachusetts is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named SULLIVAN, as
261.1 in every 100,000
Massachusettsans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
South Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name SULLIVAN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
12,414
96.38
100.0%
Indiana
5,517
83.63
99.9%
Iowa
2,178
70.1
99.9%
Kansas
2,201
75.8
99.8%
Michigan
6,233
62.9
99.9%
Minnesota
4,048
74.18
99.9%
Missouri
4,680
156.31
99.8%
Nebraska
1,636
86.95
99.8%
North Dakota
281
38.06
98.7%
Ohio
7,593
65.49
99.9%
South Dakota
283
33.17
98.7%
Wisconsin
3,741
64.98
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name SULLIVAN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
637
86.48
99.5%
Arizona
4,882
72.52
99.9%
California
23,931
61.67
100.0%
Colorado
4,687
87.51
99.9%
Hawaii
710
50.05
99.6%
Idaho
945
57.8
99.6%
Montana
1,318
128.75
99.9%
Nevada
2,183
76.88
99.9%
New Mexico
1,340
64.23
99.5%
Oregon
3,054
76.92
99.9%
Utah
1,391
47.28
99.4%
Washington
5,836
82.65
99.9%
Wyoming
532
90.99
99.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name SULLIVAN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
4,948
137.56
100.0%
Maine
1,273
95.73
99.6%
Massachusetts
17,612
261.1
100.0%
New Hampshire
2,588
195.07
100.0%
New Jersey
6,984
78.14
100.0%
New York
22,913
116.04
100.0%
Pennsylvania
8,269
64.67
100.0%
Rhode Island
1,750
165.85
99.9%
Vermont
588
93.84
99.7%
South States
State stats for the first name SULLIVAN
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SULLIVAN as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named SULLIVAN.
The most popular full name is John SULLIVAN.
3.32% of all the people named SULLIVAN
have this given name.
There are 4257 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SULLIVAN