Sullivan is a surname of Irish origin. An approximate 78 percent of Sullivans are located in the United States as it is the 105th most common surname according to the 2010 US census.
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History
The name is an anglicised form of O'Sullivan (Ó Súilleabháin). Due to immigration out of Ireland, it is most common in North America, and also found in Australia, as well as Britain.
People with surname
A
Alexander Martin Sullivan, Irish politician
Alice Sullivan, British sociologist
Andi Sullivan, American soccer player
Andrew Sullivan, conservative author and political commentator
Ann Sullivan (animator) (1929–2020), American animator
Anne Sullivan, teacher and mentor to Helen Keller
Anton Sullivan (born 1991/1992), Offaly Gaelic footballer
Arthur Sullivan, the composer, best known for his work as part of Gilbert and Sullivan
Ashlee Sullivan, American artistic gymnast
B
Barry F. Sullivan (1930–2016), American financier
Barry Sullivan (American actor) (1912–1994), American actor
Becky Sullivan, sound editor
Billy Sullivan (1891–1946), American character actor
Brian Sullivan, various people
Brittany McKey Sullivan, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 11
C
Cavan Sullivan (born 2009), American soccer player; younger brother of Quinn (nelow)
Chandon Sullivan (born 1996), American football player
Charles L. Sullivan, American politician
Charles P. Sullivan, American lawyer and politician
Charles Sullivan, American character actor
Charles Thompson Sullivan (1884–1948), Canadian mathematician
Christopher D. Sullivan, US Representative from New York from 1917 to 1941
Chub Sullivan, Major League Baseball first baseman
Cole Sullivan (born 2005), American football player
Con Sullivan, New Zealand-Australian rugby league footballer
Cory Sullivan, Major League Baseball outfielder
D
Dan Sullivan (Mayor of Anchorage) (born 1951), mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator) (born 1964), United States Senator from Alaska
Daniel Sullivan (disambiguation), several people
Danny Sullivan (technologist) (born 1965), expert in search engine optimization
Danny Sullivan, race car driver and former winner of the Indianapolis 500
Dean Sullivan (1955–2023), English actor
Dennis Michael Sullivan, American engineer
Dennis Sullivan, American mathematician
Denny Sullivan (third baseman), American baseball player
Denny Sullivan, American baseball player
E
Eamon Sullivan, Australian Olympic swimmer
Ed Sullivan, American entertainment writer who hosted a CBS-TV variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show.
Edmund Joseph Sullivan (1869–1933), British book illustrator
Eleanore Sullivan
Elijah Sullivan (born 1997), American football player
Elizabeth Higgins Sullivan (1872–1953), American writer
Erik Per Sullivan, American actor, most known as Dewey on Malcolm in the Middle
Sir Edward Sullivan, 1st Baronet
F
Fleury F. Sullivan (1870–1951), American politician
Fleury Sullivan (1862–1897), American baseball player
Frances T. Sullivan, New York state assemblywoman 1991–2002
Francis L. Sullivan (1903–1956), Tony Award-winning Anglo-American actor
Francis Stoughton Sullivan (1715–1766), Irish lawyer and Irish culture enthusiast.
G
Gordon R. Sullivan (1937–2024), American general
Grant Sullivan (1924–2011), American actor
H
Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychologist and psychoanalyst
Harry Sullivan (baseball) (1818–1919), Major League Baseball pitcher
J
J. W. N. Sullivan, journalist and writer of popular science
Jake Sullivan, American lawyer and politician
James Sullivan, various people
Jeremiah C. Sullivan, American Civil War general in the Union Army
Jim Sullivan, various people
Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (1981–2009), American musician, composer and songwriter of California metal band Avenged Sevenfold
John L. Sullivan, American prize-fighter
John Sullivan (British governor) (1788–1855)
John Sullivan, British writer
John Sullivan, general in the American Revolution and Governor of New Hampshire
Jonathan Sullivan, China specialist and political scientist.
Joseph Sullivan, various people
Justin Sullivan, frontman and lyricist of the British rock band New Model Army
K
Kate Sullivan, Chicago news anchor
Kathryn D. Sullivan, first American woman astronaut to walk in space
Kevin J. Sullivan (mayor), mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Kevin Sullivan (wrestler), American pro wrestler
Kyle Sullivan, American actor
L
Larry Sullivan (born 1970), American actor
Larry Sullivan (born c. 1952), American soccer coach; grandfather of Cavan and Quinn
Lauren Sullivan, British politician
Liam Kyle Sullivan (born 1973), American comedian/actor
Lillie Sullivan (1855–1903), American scientific illustrator
Lily Sullivan, Australian actress
Louis Sullivan (1856–1924), American architect
M
Margaret Frances Sullivan (1848–1903), Irish-American writer, journalist, editor
Mark Sullivan, American podcaster and founder of Snowboard Magazine
Mark T. Sullivan, American author
Maud Durlin Sullivan (1870–1943), American librarian
Maurice Sullivan (disambiguation)
Maxine Sullivan (1911–1987), American jazz singer
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, American author and professor
Michael Sullivan (disambiguation)
Mick Sullivan, English rugby league footballer
Mike Sullivan (Canadian politician), Canadian Member of Parliament
Mike Sullivan (governor)
Morris Sullivan, businessman and co-founder of Sullivan Bluth Studios, an animation studio
N
Nancy Sullivan (disambiguation), multiple people
Nicole Sullivan, American actress, voice actress, comedian
Niki Sullivan (1937–2004), American rock and roll guitarist
P
Pat Sullivan (1950–2019), American football quarterback and winner of the 1971 Heisman Trophy
Patrick J. Sullivan (Pennsylvania politician), Pennsylvania congressman
Patrick Joseph Sullivan, Wyoming senator
Patrick Sullivan (American football executive)
Peter Sullivan, British man wrongfully convicted of murder
Q
Quinn Sullivan (born 2004), American soccer player; older brother of Cavan (above)
R
Robert Baldwin Sullivan, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who became the second mayor of Toronto
Rosemary Sullivan, Canadian writer (1947- )
Roy Sullivan, American park ranger
S
Sam Sullivan, mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia
Sasha "Magi" Sullivan, American professional video game player
Sawyer Sullivan, American archer
Stephanie S. Sullivan, United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo
Stephen Sullivan (disambiguation), multiple people
Steve Sullivan, North American NHL hockey player
Susan Sullivan, various people
T
Teresa A. Sullivan (born 1949), American sociologist, president of University of Virginia
Tim or Timothy Sullivan, various people
W
William H. Sullivan, US Ambassador