Livesay Surname

84,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Livesay Surname Definition:

2 the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Léof- sige = Beloved Victory [Old English léof, dear, beloved + sige, victory]

Livesay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6041:64,6797,562
Australia721:374,94030,993
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway71:734,61250,907
England31:18,572,686338,250
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5841:85,9918,942

Livesay (11) may also be a first name.

Livesay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

2 the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Léof- sige = Beloved Victory [Old English léof, dear, beloved + sige, victory]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Livesay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Livesay Come From? nationality or country of origin

Livesay occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Livesay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Livesay is the 84,460th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,273,824 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Livesay live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Livesay is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,604 people, or 1 in 64,679. In The United States Livesay is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Livesay exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Livesay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Livesay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Livesay last name grew 960 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Livesay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Livesay surname are 21.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Livesay earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning 337,784 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $40,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $48,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Livessay930/
Livesy9248/
Livesey867,961/
Livisay8630/
Levesay8616/
Libesay8611/
Livasay862/
Livessy861/
Livezay861/
Livesoy861/
Luvesay861/
Liveasy860/
Liebesay806/
Liverzay803/
Llivesey801/
Leavesay800/
Lievesey800/
Livesi77116/
Livasy77101/
Levesa7780/
Levesy7758/
Livecy7727/
Libesa7721/
Livasa7715/
Livisa7712/
Livezy7710/
Livese774/
Liwesa771/
Livisy770/
Lievesiey755/
Leivescey754/
Livezey71861/
Levisay71192/
Libisay7185/
Libesoa7141/
Libetsa7130/
Leveszy7112/
Libessa719/
Levesey718/
Luviesa716/
Libesia712/
Libesey711/
Laivasa711/
Liveges711/
Liveseu711/
Livesui711/
Lievese711/
Liviese711/
Livecey710/
Livisey710/
Leivese710/
Livezoy710/
Lievasy710/
Leavesy710/
Livasey710/
Leivacy710/
Levessa710/
Libaisay6745/
Livesche6729/
Liveachi671/
Levescey671/
Limpesha671/
Levesaue671/
Liviseya671/
Levitsay671/
Liverzey670/
Lievasey670/
Leevisay670/

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