Explore the Family Name Livezey

The meaning of Livezey

English: variant of Livesey.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Livezey has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 34,949th in terms of frequency, with approximately 611 individuals bearing this surname. However, by 2010, its rank had fallen to 36,154th, even though the count of individuals with this name slightly increased to 620. This resulted in a change of -3.45 in rank and an increase of 1.47 in the count of individuals with the surname. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 8.7%, indicating that while the absolute number of people with the Livezey surname rose, its relative popularity declined.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,949	#36,154	-3.45%
Count	611	620	1.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Livezey

When it comes to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts among those with the Livezey surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage fell slightly from 97.38% to 95.65%. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a minor decrease from 1.15% to 1.13%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, which rose by 31.63% to reach 1.29% in 2010. Additionally, in 2010, for the first time, some individuals with the Livezey surname started identifying as belonging to two or more races. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	95.65%	-1.78%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.29%	31.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.15%	1.13%	-1.74%
Two or More Races	0%	0.97%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%