Lithgow
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English
Etymology
Scottish habitational surname from the town of Linlithgow, in West Lothian.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lithgow (countable and uncountable, plural Lithgows)
- (countable) A habitational surname.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- A city and local government area in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
- A hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lithgow is the 40432nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Lithgow is most common among White (75.05%) and Hispanic/Latino (22.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lithgow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 447.