Explore the Family Name Livesey

The meaning of Livesey

English (mainly Lancashire): 1. habitational name from Livesey, a place in Lancashire, possibly derived from the Old English personal name Lēof (genitive Lēofes) + ēg ‘island’. 2. from the Middle English personal name Lefsi, Lovsi (Old English Lēofsige, from lēof ‘dear, beloved’ + sige ‘victory’).

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How common is the last name Livesey in the United States?

The surname Livesey, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight shift in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it was the 33,933rd most popular last name, with a count of 633 people bearing the name. Fast forward to 2010, and although the rank dropped slightly to 34,353, the actual number of individuals with this surname increased by 4.27% to 660. This suggests that while there were more people named Livesey, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,933	#34,353	-1.24%
Count	633	660	4.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Livesey

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Livesey surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting trends from 2000 to 2010. The majority of Liveseys identified as White, accounting for 96.84% in 2000 and 94.55% in 2010, showing a small decrease of 2.36%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation doubled from 1.11% to 2.42%, an increase of 118.02%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw an uptick of 15.19%, while those reporting two or more races spiked by 53.16%. There were no Liveseys who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.84%	94.55%	-2.36%
Hispanic	1.11%	2.42%	118.02%
Two or More Races	0.79%	1.21%	53.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	0.91%	15.19%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%