Livesey
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From an unrecorded Old English cognate of Old Norse hlíf (“cover, protection”) + īeġ (“island”).
Proper noun
Livesey (countable and uncountable, plural Liveseys)
- A civil parish and separate suburb in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Livesey is the 34353rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 660 individuals. Livesey is most common among White (94.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Livesey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 448.