Livingston (surname)

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Livingston is a surname with several different origins. The name itself originates in Scotland as a habitational name derived from Livingston in Lothian which was originally named in Middle English Levingston. This place was originally named after a man named Levin who appears in several 12th-century charters. [1] Variations in spelling on official Scotland documents indicate phonetic spelling by non-native Scots speakers, such as Lewyngstoun 1264–1359. [2] In Ireland (and in some cases Scotland), the name was adopted by people bearing the Gaelic surnames Ó Duinnshléibhe and Mac Duinnshléibhe .[ citation needed ] Livingston can also be an Americanized form of Lowenstein, a Jewish surname.

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  1. ↑ Variations of spelling are found in official Scotland documents indicating phonetic spelling by non-native Scots speakers; ie. Lewyngstoun.
  2. ↑ "Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum = the Exchequer rolls of Scotland volume I". archive.org . Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House. 1878. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
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