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    The surname Lively

    A surname, carried by 11,026 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈlaɪvli/ 2 syllables Soundex L140

    Lively: #3,279 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lively #3,279, 11,026 people Lively: #3,279 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lively #3,279, 11,026 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lively is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    From lively.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,026 people named Lively in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,002 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,731.

    #3,279
    rank among US surnames
    11,026
    people in 2010
    3.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #3,098)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,270Freitas11,04127,964
    #3,271Byrnes11,03927,969
    #3,272Ness11,03727,974
    #3,273Estevez11,03227,986
    #3,274Alanis11,02927,994
    #3,275Llamas11,02827,997
    #3,278Brackett11,02727,999

    Who is named Lively

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named Lively identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Livelys

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Blake Lively
      American actress (born 1987)
    • Eric Lively
      American actor (born 1981)
    • Ernie Lively
      American actor and acting coach (1947–2021)
    • Robyn Lively
      American actress (born 1972)
    • Jason Lively
      American actor (born 1968)
    • Dereck Lively II
      American basketball player (born 2004)
    • Scott Lively
      American activist, author, and attorney (born 1957)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lively

    Lively has the Soundex code L140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L140.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lively come from?
    From lively.
    How common is the surname Lively?
    11,026 people in the United States had the surname Lively in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,002 Americans. It ranked 3,279th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lively?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lively identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lively?
    Blake Lively, American actress (born 1987), followed by Eric Lively.
    Where is the surname Lively most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lively in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Lively?
    Lively is /ˈlaɪvli/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Lively getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,026 in 2010, up 2.7%.