# Livingston (surname)

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

A common surname with various origins.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 42,103 |
| US rank (2010) | 821 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,333 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (40,964 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?]. Doublet of Livingstone. Cognate with Scots Leivinstoun.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Livingston 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) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Livingston in the United States.

## People named Livingston

- Ron Livingston, American actor
- Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (1764-1836)
- Robert R. Livingston, (1746-1813) American lawyer, politician, diplomat and founding father
- Shaun Livingston, American basketball player (born 1985)
- William Livingston, American politician (1723–1790)
- Margaret Livingston, American actress (1895-1984)
- Robert Livingston, American actor (1904-1988)
- Jay Livingston, American composer and singer (1915-2001)
- Robert Livingston, American ice hockey player (1908–1974)
- Cleve Livingston, American rower
- Mike Livingston, American rower
- Philip Livingston, American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence (1716-1778)

and 13 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Livingstone, Levingston, Levinson, Livengood, Loving, Lipinski, Lippincott, Levenson, Lovins, Levins, Lapinski, Luevanos.

## 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.