The first name Susan

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About the first name Susan

Meaning

The name Susan is the English form of Suzanne and means “lily” or “flower”.

Historical origin

The name Susan comes from Hebrew Shoshannah through Greek, Latin, and English forms.

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In Quebec, Susan appears notably in Anglophone, Irish, and Scottish families and in communities where several language traditions met.

Pronunciation:su-sansuzən

Frequency of the first name Susan by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Susan by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name SusanLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Susan in baptisms by year.201510501775181518551895193519751775–1779 1 baptisms1785–1789 1 baptisms1790–1794 1 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1800–1804 1 baptisms1815–1819 1 baptisms1820–1824 2 baptisms1825–1829 3 baptisms1830–1834 7 baptisms1835–1839 10 baptisms1840–1844 13 baptisms1845–1849 13 baptisms1850–1854 8 baptisms1855–1859 11 baptisms1860–1864 11 baptisms1865–1869 8 baptisms1870–1874 8 baptisms1875–1879 3 baptisms1880–1884 2 baptisms1885–1889 3 baptisms1890–1894 3 baptisms1895–1899 3 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1950–1954 4 baptisms1955–1959 6 baptisms1960–1964 5 baptisms1970–1974 5 baptisms1975–1979 1 baptisms

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