Livesey Surname
Approximately 7,961 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,924 | 1:11,316 | 1,674 |
| United States | 1,137 | 1:318,785 | 29,088 |
| Australia | 716 | 1:37,703 | 4,924 |
| Canada | 368 | 1:100,124 | 10,876 |
| South Africa | 212 | 1:255,555 | 25,837 |
| New Zealand | 158 | 1:28,660 | 5,005 |
| Wales | 120 | 1:25,788 | 2,682 |
| Scotland | 100 | 1:53,538 | 4,539 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Jersey | 32 | 1:3,100 | 566 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:5,364 | 1,196 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,915 | 1:8,362 | 1,268 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 144 | 1:348,741 | 26,729 |
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.
2 the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Léof- sige = Beloved Victory [Old English léof, dear, beloved + sige, victory]
A township in the parish of Blackburn, co. Lancaster.
Warner Levezied, and Ralph, Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hunfrid Leuveyse, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
A location name in Lancashire.
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.).
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".
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llivesey | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lievesey | 93 | 0 | / |
| Livesy | 92 | 48 | / |
| Livese | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lievesiey | 88 | 5 | / |
| Leivescey | 88 | 4 | / |
| Livesay | 86 | 5,721 | / |
| Livezey | 86 | 861 | / |
| Levesey | 86 | 8 | / |
| Livesoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liveseu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lievese | 86 | 1 | / |
| Livessy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liviese | 86 | 1 | / |
| Libesey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Livasey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Liveasy | 86 | 0 | / |
| Leivese | 86 | 0 | / |
| Livisey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Livecey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Livesche | 80 | 29 | / |
| Levescey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liviseya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liverzey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lievasey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Livessay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Libese | 77 | 1,170 | / |
| Livise | 77 | 348 | / |
| Livesi | 77 | 116 | / |
| Livasy | 77 | 101 | / |
| Levesy | 77 | 58 | / |
| Livecy | 77 | 27 | / |
| Liveze | 77 | 21 | / |
| Livase | 77 | 10 | / |
| Livezy | 77 | 10 | / |
| Luvese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liwese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Levese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Livisy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Leavesiey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leaveysey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Livisay | 71 | 30 | / |
| Levesay | 71 | 16 | / |
| Leveszy | 71 | 12 | / |
| Libesay | 71 | 11 | / |
| Laivase | 71 | 7 | / |
| Livasei | 71 | 6 | / |
| Levisey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Livasay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Livedge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Livezay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luvesay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liveges | 71 | 1 | / |
| Levesue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luvesse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Livesui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lievasy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leavesy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Livezie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Livezoy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Livetje | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lievisse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liebesay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Liverzay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liveijeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Levesett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Levesgoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Levesoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Levessie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebetsey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Levesaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leavesay | 67 | 0 | / |
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