Sue

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Sue originates as a shortened or pet version of various names containing “Su” deriving from the Hebrew “shoshannah” meaning “lily” or “rose,” such as Susan and Susanna. However, Sue evolved into a given first name in its own right. "Su" is also the Turkish word for "Water" and it is used as a girls name.

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census ^[1], Sue ranked as the 197th most popular female first name and the 18,913th most popular last name.

According to the Social Security Administration ^[1], in the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names every year from 1880 (190th) through 1984 (984th), peaking in popularity from 1939 through 1949, when it ranked in the Top 100 most popular girls' names every year.

FACTS

• “Sue” is a given first name bestowed upon a child of celebrity Kitty Wells and a given middle name of children of celebrities Bryan Mcfadden and Steve Irwin. ^[1]
• “Sue” is a common term in American law utilized to designate the filing of a lawsuit against another entity.

NAMESAKES

• “A Boy Named Sue” is the title of a song that was popularized by rock musician Johnny Cash in 1969 and originally written by Shel Silverstein. ^[1]
• “Sue,” portrayed by Patrick Van Horn, is a character in the 1996 dramatic comedy “Swingers.” ^[1]
• “Sue,” portrayed by Lauren Graham, is a character in the 2003 dark comedy Bad Santa starring Billy Bob Thornton. ^[1]
• “Susan ‘Sue’ Osman ,” portrayed by Sandy Ratcliff, was a character on the British television soap opera EastEnders. ^[1]
• In the video game “Ms. Pac-Man,” the name of the orange female ghost is “Sue.” ^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Sue Taylor Grafton – American mystery author who is known for the Kinsey Millhone series in which each novel’s title references a letter of the alphabet, such as the 1982 debut novel ’A’ is for Alibi and the 2007 novel ’T’ is for Trespass. ^[1]
• Sue Gunter – Basketball coach of the Louisiana State University Tigers Women’s Basketball team from 1982 through 2004. She was enshrined into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. ^[1]
• Suzanne “Sue” Brigit Bird - Professional women’s basketball player (guard) who was selected as a WNBA All Star four times who won an Olympic gold medal with the United States National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

NOTES

OTHER SUE'S

Sue Smith, Sue Johnson, Sue Williams, Sue Jones, Sue Brown, Sue Davis, Sue Miller, Sue Wilson, Sue Moore, Sue Taylor, Sue Aagaard, Sue Aalerud, Sue Aaronson, Sue Aasen, Sue Abad, Sue Abbasi, Sue Abbatangelo, Sue Abbate, Sue Abbiss, Sue Abd, Sue Abele, Sue Abell, Sue Abellera, Sue Apitzsch, Sue Aalfs, Sue Aaron, Sue Aavang, Sue Abacherli, Sue Abadilla, Sue Abare, Sue Abba, Sue Abbas, Sue Abbe, Sue Abberley, Sue Abbey, Sue Abbott, Sue Abboud, Sue Abbrescia, Sue Abbruzzi, Sue Abbs, Sue Abby, Sue Abdallah, Sue Abdella, Sue Abderson, Sue Abdulhadi, Sue Abdulkarim, Sue Abdulla, Sue Abdulsalam, Sue Abe, Sue Abee, More results

Author: Rich Kachold