Lothian
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Etymology
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According to A. D. Mills, in A Dictionary of British Place Names, named after "one Leudonus".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lothian (countable and uncountable, plural Lothians)
- An area and former region of Scotland, including Edinburgh.
- 1952 January, H. A. Vallance, “The Waverley Route”, in Railway Magazine, page 16:
- As the Lothian Plain is reached, collieries and slag heaps begin to appear, although much of the surrounding country remains unspoiled.
- An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
- A Scottish marquisate.
- A habitational surname.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lothian is the 50659th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 612 individuals. Lothian is most common among White (82.52%) and Black/African American (11.89%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lothian”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 462.