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Livingston Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from a place in Lothian originally named in Middle English as Levingston. The placename derives from the Middle English personal name Leving (genitive Levinges) + Middle English Older Scots toun ‘town village settlement’. In the US this surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also 2 below) is also established among African Americans. Irish: surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duinnshléibhe and Mac Duinnshléibhe (see Dunleavy ). Americanized form of Jewish Lowenstein .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Covington, Elvington, Ludington, Liston, Winston, Levingston

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Where is the Livingston family from?

You can see how Livingston families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Livingston family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Livingston families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 291 Livingston families living in Ontario. This was about 48% of all the recorded Livingston's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Livingston families in 1911.
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What did your Livingston ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Livingston. 38% of Livingston men worked as a Farmer and 18% of Livingston women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Livingston were Laborer and Student. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    38%
  • Labourer
    6%
  • Income
    5%
  • Laborer
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Housekeeper
    18%
  • Stenographer
    16%
  • Teacher
    10%
  • Student
    8%
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Passenger Lists

There are 23,000 immigration records available for the last name Livingston. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 50,000 military records available for the last name Livingston. For the veterans among your Livingston ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Livingston lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Livingston life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Livingston in 1940 was 40, and 75 in 2004.

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