Livesley Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Livesley 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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Livesley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5391:103,37310,862
Australia821:329,21628,102
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland121:446,15118,166
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4161:58,5956,887
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Livesley 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

(English) Dweller at Léof’s Lea [v. under Livesey, and + Middle English ley, Old English léah]

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

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

Livesley Last Name Facts

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

Livesley occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Livesley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 451,630th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,690,886 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Livesley live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 539 people, or 1 in 103,373. In England Livesley is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 26 percent are found, Lancashire, where 12 percent are found and Merseyside, where 11 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Livesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Livesley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Livesley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Livesley last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Livesley are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Livesley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning $40,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% less than the national average, earning $42,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lievesley94353/
Leivesley94140/
Liveley93163/
Livesly9312/
Levesley88506/
Lieveley881/
Libesley881/
Liveslay881/
Livelley880/
Livezley880/
Livisley880/
Lively8615,904/
Livele8611/
Leavesley82829/
Lievealey820/
Lievisley820/
Livelly802/
Livelez802/
Livelet801/
Liviele801/
Leivele801/
Livelie801/
Lievely801/
Levesly801/
Livelle800/
Liveles800/
Leively800/
Leveley800/
Leavesly753/
D'Lively751/
Leaveley751/
Leivelle751/
Liveille751/
Levelley751/
Liverzly750/
Lewesley750/
Liwele711,789/
Libele71870/
Levely71240/
Liveli7166/
Leveilley7116/
Livela7113/
Levele716/
Loiveless711/
Livile711/
Lebeasley711/
Loisvelle711/
Livily710/
Livelli67444/
Levelle67333/
Lebesle6793/
Livella6775/
Leveles6739/
Liville678/
Leveile673/
Levelly673/
Leveler672/
Lebisly671/
Lyvelle671/
Livosli671/
Llivela671/
Laibele671/
Lebeley671/
Leveleh671/
Levelee671/
Livelis671/
Leveled671/
Lewisly671/
Leviley670/
Levelet670/
Leveloy670/

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