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English
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)
- A surname.
- The main character in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
Statistics
- 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.