# Livermore (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/livermore/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,149 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,234 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 98,046 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (3,053 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɪvɚmoɹ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

The surname is probably habitational, from Livermere. The city is named after Robert Livermore.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Livermore in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Livermore in the United States and Australia.

## People named Livermore

- Jesse Lauriston Livermore, American stock trader (1877–1940)
- Mary Livermore, American journalist
- Brent Livermore, Australian field hockey player
- Samuel Livermore, American politician (1732-1803)
- Larry Livermore, American musician
- Brandi Love, American pornographic actress (born 1973)

## Similar surnames

Liverman, Lebron, Lieberman, Lafrance, Lebrun, Lebaron, Lafreniere, Levering, Lovern, Liberman, Labranche, Lovvorn.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.