Explore the Family Name Solivan

The meaning of Solivan

Hispanic: unexplained.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Solivan has seen a notable rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Solivan was ranked as the 28,994th most common surname, but by 2010 had climbed to 25,332nd – an increase of 12.63%. The number of people bearing this surname also increased during this time frame, with a count of 771 in 2000 growing to 977 in 2010, representing a significant increase of 26.72%. The proportion of individuals with the Solivan surname per 100k also rose from 0.29 to 0.33, marking a 13.79% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,994	#25,332	12.63%
Count	771	977	26.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.33	13.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Solivan

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Solivan identify as Hispanic, accounting for 85.21% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 87.00% in 2010. The second largest ethnic group within the Solivan surname is White, although their percentage dropped from 9.86% in 2000 to 8.19% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no recorded instances of Solivans identifying with two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these categories accounted for 0.61% and 0.72% respectively. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation also saw a decrease over the decade, going from 2.33% to 1.64%, while the Black population represented by Solivan fell slightly from 1.95% to 1.84%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	85.21%	87%	2.1%
White	9.86%	8.19%	-16.94%
Black	1.95%	1.84%	-5.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.33%	1.64%	-29.61%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.72%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.61%	0%