Gulliver

See also: gulliver

English

Alternative forms

• Gulliford

Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, nickname for a greedy person, from Old French goulafre (“glutton”), from goule (“mouth”).

Proper noun

Gulliver (countable and uncountable, plural Gullivers)

1. A surname.
2. The main character in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
3. A suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gulliver is the 27756^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 866 individuals. Gulliver is most common among White (80.6%) and Black/African American (10.85%) individuals.