Livesey Surname

62,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Livesey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Livesey,' a township in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire Livesley is a corruption. The surname has established itself strongly in the United States. Livesey gave name to a family, the owners of Livesey Hall, .

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Livesey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,9241:11,3161,674
United States1,1371:318,78529,088
Australia7161:37,7034,924
Canada3681:100,12410,876
South Africa2121:255,55525,837
New Zealand1581:28,6605,005
Wales1201:25,7882,682
Scotland1001:53,5384,539
Israel361:237,71222,042
Jersey321:3,100566
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Chile201:880,82418,509
Isle of Man161:5,3641,196
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France51:13,284,544357,392
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9151:8,3621,268
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:348,74126,729

Livesey (15) may also be a first name.

Livesey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Livesey,' a township in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire Livesley is a corruption. The surname has established itself strongly in the United States. Livesey gave name to a family, the owners of Livesey Hall, ... who became extinct early in this century, and of whom:

James Levesey in 2 Edward VI held Levesey as a manor': Baines' Lancashire.

1578. William Sherlocke and Ellen Livesey, widow: Marriage Lic.(London).

George Livesey, of Blackburn, 1592: Wills at Chester.

James Livesey, of Livesey, 1619: ibid.

Roger Livesey, of Darwen (nr. Blackburn), 1620: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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

A township in the parish of Blackburn, co. Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Warner Levezied, and Ralph, Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hunfrid Leuveyse, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Liveseys of Livesey Hall held the manor of Livesey for 500 years (A.), and their name is still in the parish. There was a Thomas de Livesey of Fenescholes in the loth century (W. W.). Robert Livesey was a Manchester boroughreeve in 1750 (B.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

The original Anglo-Saxon name was spelled "Leofsige" - meaning "lovely" or "beloved" - some have broken it into two words "leof sige" but "sige" is more likely a suffix - in German it would be "sich" and in English turns into "like" or "ly".

- lorapallatto

Livesey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Livesey is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Livesey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Livesey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 62,975th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 915,406 people. Livesey is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Livesey live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 4,924 people, or 1 in 11,316. In England it is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 30 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 25 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Livesey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Livesey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Livesey surname increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 117 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Livesey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Livesey surname is principally Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States Livesey are 17.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Livesey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.55% less than the national average, earning 229,955 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.47% more than the national average, earning R 355,200 per year; in United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $49,973 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llivesey931/
Lievesey930/
Livesy9248/
Livese924/
Lievesiey885/
Leivescey884/
Livesay865,721/
Livezey86861/
Levesey868/
Livesoy861/
Liveseu861/
Lievese861/
Livessy861/
Liviese861/
Libesey861/
Livasey860/
Liveasy860/
Leivese860/
Livisey860/
Livecey860/
Livesche8029/
Levescey801/
Liviseya801/
Liverzey800/
Lievasey800/
Livessay800/
Libese771,170/
Livise77348/
Livesi77116/
Livasy77101/
Levesy7758/
Livecy7727/
Liveze7721/
Livase7710/
Livezy7710/
Luvese771/
Liwese771/
Levese771/
Livisy770/
Leavesiey751/
Leaveysey750/
Livisay7130/
Levesay7116/
Leveszy7112/
Libesay7111/
Laivase717/
Livasei716/
Levisey712/
Livasay712/
Livedge712/
Livezay711/
Luvesay711/
Liveges711/
Levesue711/
Luvesse711/
Livesui711/
Lievasy710/
Leavesy710/
Livezie710/
Livezoy710/
Livetje710/
Lievisse677/
Liebesay676/
Liverzay673/
Liveijeh671/
Levesett671/
Levesgoe671/
Levesoue671/
Levessie671/
Lebetsey671/
Levesaue671/
Leavesay670/

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