Gulliver

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Gulliver (countable and uncountable, plural Gullivers)

  1. A surname.
  2. The main character in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gulliver is the 27756th 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.
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