Explore the Family Name Gulliver

The meaning of Gulliver

English (of Norman origin): nickname for a greedy person, from Old French goulafre ‘glutton’.

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How common is the last name Gulliver in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gulliver has experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 27,694th most popular in the United States, slipping down to the 27,756th rank by 2010, a minor drop of 0.22%. Despite this, the count of people carrying the Gulliver surname increased by 5.87% from 818 in 2000 to 866 in 2010. However, when looked at in terms of proportion per 100k individuals, there was a decrease of 3.33%, moving from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,694	#27,756	-0.22%
Count	818	866	5.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gulliver

The Decennial U.S. Census also sheds light on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gulliver. In 2000 and 2010, there were no Gullivers who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The majority of Gullivers identified as White, although this percentage decreased from 84.35% in 2000 to 80.6% in 2010. Interestingly, the census data shows an increase in Gullivers identifying as having two or more ethnicities, rising significantly by 136.89% from 1.22% in 2000 to 2.89% in 2010. There was also a rise among those identifying as Hispanic, up by 41.81% from 3.42% in 2000 to 4.85% in 2010. Lastly, those identifying as Black saw a slight increase from 10.39% in 2000 to 10.85% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.35%	80.6%	-4.45%
Black	10.39%	10.85%	4.43%
Hispanic	3.42%	4.85%	41.81%
Two or More Races	1.22%	2.89%	136.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%