Sullivan (surname)
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Sullivan is a surname of Irish origins, (Ó Súilleabháin in Irish). In the last 200 or 300 years, those families connected to the name have dispersed widely throughout the English-speaking world and to other areas. The name literally translates as "Grandson of the Little Black-eyed One", and is composed of súil 'eye', dubh 'black' and the affix -án denoting something small or diminutive.
The O' Sullivan sept
In the middle ages, and in some respects, until the death of Queen Elizabeth I of England, a number of rulers of native Irish lineage controlled the more remote parts of Ireland, fairly independent of the British dominance of the urban areas. One of these areas was the western extremity of the island, in counties Kerry and Cork. The lord of those territories was both a sept (clan) chieftain and in general terms a prince, recognized as such by the Catholic states of Europe. Prince Donal O'Sullivan was the last of those sitting rulers.
Variations on the name are many. Sullivant, Sillivant, Silliphant, and Sillifant.
Sullivan is the surname of:
- Andrew Sullivan, conservative author and political commentator
- Anne Sullivan, teacher and mentor to Hellen Keller
- Arthur Sullivan, the composer, best known for his work as part of Gilbert and Sullivan
- Charles L. Sullivan, American politician
- Chub Sullivan, Major League Baseball first baseman
- Cory Sullivan, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Dennis Sullivan, an American mathematican
- Ed Sullivan, an American entertainment writer who hosted a TV variety show (The Ed Sullivan Show) in the 50s and 60s
- Edmund Joseph Sullivan book illustrator
- Sir Edward Sullivan, 1st Baronet
- Erik Per Sullivan, American actor, most known as Dewey on Malcolm in the Middle
- Harry Stack Sullivan, an American psychologist and psychoanalyst
- Jerry Sullivan, an American actor
- John Sullivan, a general in the American Revolution
- John L. Sullivan, an American prize-fighter
- John Louis O'Sullivan, America journalist who coined the phrase Manifest Destiny
- J. W. N. Sullivan, journalist and writer of popular science
- Karen E. Sullivan, author and editor of many books, mainly on Art, for example Pre-Raphaelites
- Kate Sullivan, New York City News anchor
- Kyle Sullivan, American actor
- Louis Sullivan, architect of the early 20th century
- Morris Sullivan, businessman and co-founder of Sullivan Bluth Studios, an animation studio
- Nicole Sullivan, American actress, voice actress, comedian
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan, a Wyoming senator
- Patrick J. Sullivan (Pennsylvania), a Pennsylvania congressman
- Robert Baldwin Sullivan, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who became the 2nd Mayor of Toronto
- Robert Sullivan, founder of Go Kan Ryu Karate
- Robert Sullivan, an educationalist from Ulster, founder of Sullivan Upper School
- Sam Sullivan, Mayor of Vancouver, BC
- Shanan Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer of Jani-Serv, Inc.
- Steve Sullivan, North American NHL hockey player
- Timothy M. Sullivan, Boston interior designer
- William H. Sullivan, US Ambassador
Also
- The Sullivan brothers, five siblings who were killed during World War II after the sinking of the USS Juneau
See also
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