Lithgow Family History
Lithgow Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Linlithgow between Edinburgh and Falkirk which was probably named with British words related to modern Welsh llyn ‘lake pool’ + llaith ‘damp’ + cau ‘hollow’. In the 13th and 14th centuries the name appears both with and without the first syllable. Originally Lithgow was the name of the settlement and Linlithgow that of the lake. Lithgow was associated by folk etymology with Gaelic liath ‘gray’ + cu ‘dog’ and such a figure appears on the medieval borough seal.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022