Sullivan Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Sullivan

Sullivan

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Suggested Readings for Sullivan
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About Family Crests

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Origins Available: Irish-Alt, Irish

Where did the Irish Sullivan family come from? What is the Irish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Sullivan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The old Gaelic name used by the Sullivan family in Ireland was O Suileabhain, which is partially derived from the word "suil," which means "eye." The surname probably means either one-eyed or hawk-eyed.

Spelling variations of this family name include: O'Sullivan, Sullivan and others.

First found in county Tipperary.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andrew, Arthur, Daniel, Denis, John, Michael, Patrick, Simon, Timothy and William O'Sullivan, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860; Anne, Bridget, Cornelius, Daniel, Denis, Ellen, James, Jeremiah, John, Julia, Mary, Owen, Patrick, Terence and William Sullivan all arrived in Boston in 1849.

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Suggested Readings for the name Sullivan

Wild Bill Sullivan, King of the Hollow by Ann Hammons.
Adam's Ancestors by Thomas Nathan Clark.

Some noteworthy people of the name Sullivan

John Sullivan (1740-1795), American revolutionary soldier
John Lawrence Sullivan (1858-1918), America's first heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing
Louis Henri Sullivan (1856-1924), American architect
Barry Sullivan (b. 1912), American actor
Susan Sullivan (b. 1944), American actress
John Florence Sullivan (1894-1956), original name of Fred Allen, American comedian
Ed Sullivan (1902-1974), American newspaper columnist and broadcaster
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900), English composer

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Sullivan family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Sullivan coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Sullivan genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Sullivan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Sullivan Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.