How common is the surname Livingston?

42,103 people in the United States had the surname Livingston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,333 Americans. It ranked 821st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Livingston?

Ron Livingston, American actor, followed by Edward Livingston.

Where is the surname Livingston most common?

Wikidata records people named Livingston in the United States.

How do you pronounce Livingston?

Livingston is /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Livingston getting more or less common?

More common. 40,964 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 42,103 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Livingston

An English surname, carried by 42,103 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/ 3 syllables Soundex L152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Livingston is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 42,103 people named Livingston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,333 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 40,964.

#821

rank among US surnames

42,103

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #766)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#812	Buck	42,639	7,241
#813	Middleton	42,578	7,251
#814	Sellers	42,577	7,251
#815	Leblanc	42,575	7,252
#816	Esparza	42,559	7,255
#817	Hardin	42,469	7,270
#818	Bradshaw	42,465	7,271

Who is named Livingston

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

72% of people named Livingston identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Livingstons

25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ron Livingston
American actor, born 1967
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, born 1947
Mike Livingston
American rower, born 1948
Philip Livingston
American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence (1716-1778)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Livingston

Livingston has the Soundex code L152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L152.

Other English surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Livingston come from?: Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?]. Doublet of Livingstone. Cognate with Scots Leivinstoun.
How common is the surname Livingston?: 42,103 people in the United States had the surname Livingston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,333 Americans. It ranked 821st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Livingston?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Livingston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Livingston?: Ron Livingston, American actor, followed by Edward Livingston.
Where is the surname Livingston most common?: Wikidata records people named Livingston in the United States.
How do you pronounce Livingston?: Livingston is /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Livingston getting more or less common?: More common. 40,964 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 42,103 in 2010, up 2.8%.