Livingston (surname)
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Livingston is a surname
with several different origins. The name itself originates in Scotland as a habitational name
derived from Livingston
in Lothian
which was originally named in Middle English
Levingston. This place name was originally named after a man named Levin who appears in several 12th century charters. In Ireland (and in some cases Scotland), the name was adopted by those bearing the Gaelic surnames Ó Duinnshléibhe and Mac Duinnshléibhe
. Livingston can also be an Americanized form of the Jewish surname Lowenstein
.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
with several different origins. The name itself originates in Scotland as a habitational name
Habitational name
A habitational name is a type of name. These names denote the starting inhabited location. Such locations can be any type of settlement, such as: homesteads, farms, enclosures, villages, hamlets, strongholds or cottages. The second element of a habitational name describes the type of settlement...
derived from Livingston
Livingston, Scotland
Livingston is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is the fourth post-WWII new town to be built in Scotland, designated in 1962. It is about 15 miles west of Edinburgh and 30 miles east of Glasgow, and is bordered by the towns of Broxburn to the northeast and Bathgate to the northwest.Livingston...
in Lothian
Lothian
Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
which was originally named in Middle English
Middle English
Middle English is the stage in the history of the English language during the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the four centuries between the late 11th and the late 15th century....
Levingston. This place name was originally named after a man named Levin who appears in several 12th century charters. In Ireland (and in some cases Scotland), the name was adopted by those bearing the Gaelic surnames Ó Duinnshléibhe and Mac Duinnshléibhe
Clan MacLea
The Clan MacLea is a Highland Scottish clan, which was traditionally located in the district of Lorn in Argyll, Scotland, and is seated on the Isle of Lismore. There is a tradition of some MacLeas Anglicising their names to Livingstone, thus the also refers to clan as the Highland Livingstones...
. Livingston can also be an Americanized form of the Jewish surname Lowenstein
Löwenstein (disambiguation)
Löwenstein , also rendered Loewenstein or Lowenstein, may refer to:*Löwenstein, a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.- Lowenstein :* Lowenstein Sandler, major New Jersey law firm...
.
Surname
- Barry LivingstonBarry LivingstonBarry Livingston is an American television and film actor. Livingston is perhaps best known for his role as Ernie Douglas on the television series My Three Sons. He is the younger brother of actor/director Stanley Livingston....
Younger brother of Stanley Livingston, played Ernie on "My Three Sons". - Bob LivingstonBob LivingstonRobert Linlithgow "Bob" Livingston Jr. is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist and a former Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana...
(born 1943), U.S. Congressman from Louisiana - Charles L. Livingston (1800–1873), Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1832 and 1833
- Christopher C. Livingston, the creator of webcomic Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman
- David Livingston (director)David Livingston (director)David Livingston is an American television producer and director. He is mostly known for his involvement in the writing and production of the various modern Star Trek franchises....
, associated with Star Trek - Edward LivingstonEdward LivingstonEdward Livingston was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. He represented both New York, and later Louisiana in Congress and he served as the U.S...
(1764–1836), U.S. Secretary of State - Edward Livingston (speaker)Edward Livingston (speaker)Edward Livingston was an American politician.-Life:He was the son of Philip Henry Livingston and Maria Livingston ....
, Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1837 - Edward Philip LivingstonEdward Philip LivingstonEdward Philip Livingston was an American politician.-Family background:...
(1779–1843), New York Lieutenant Governor - Henry Brockholst LivingstonHenry Brockholst LivingstonHenry Brockholst Livingston was an American Revolutionary War officer, a justice of the Supreme Court of New York and eventually an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States....
(1757–1823), U.S. Supreme Court Justice - Henry Walter Livingston (1768–1810), United States Representative from New York
- Jamie LivingstonJamie LivingstonJamie Livingston was a New York-based photographer, film-maker and circus performer. Between March 31, 1979 and October 25, 1997, the day of his death, he took a single picture nearly every day with a Polaroid SX-70 camera....
(1956–1997), photographer, film-maker and circus performer - Jason LivingstonJason LivingstonJason Livingston is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom.Livingston won the 60 metres sprint gold medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships in Genoa, in a time of 6.53 seconds...
(born 1971), British sprint athlete - Jay LivingstonJay LivingstonJay Livingston was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics....
(1915–2001), American songwriter - Josiah O. LivingstonJosiah O. LivingstonJosiah O. Livingston was a First Lieutenant, and Adjutant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.-Medal of Honor citation:...
, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient - Paul LivingstonPaul LivingstonPaul Livingston, popularly known as his alter ego Flacco, is an Australian comedian who has regularly appeared on many television shows, predominantly on ABC TV and Network Ten, including Good News Week, The Sandman and Flacco Special, The Big Gig, DAAS Kapital, The Money or the Gun, The Fat and...
, (born 1956), an Australian comedian. - Peter R. LivingstonPeter R. LivingstonPeter Robert Livingston was an American politician who served as Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York from February to October 1828.-Life:...
(1766–1847), Acting New York Lieutenant Governor - Philip LivingstonPhilip LivingstonPhilip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...
(1716–1778), Signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence - Randy LivingstonRandy LivingstonRandy Livingston is a former American professional basketball player who last played point guard for the NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede. He stands 6 ft 4 in and weighs 209 lb...
(born 1975), American professional basketball player - Robert Livingston the ElderRobert Livingston the ElderRobert Livingston the Elder was a New York colonial official, and first lord of Livingston Manor. He married Alida Schuyler in 1679. He was the father of nine children, including Philip, Robert and Gilbert...
(1654–1728), New York colonial official, and first lord of Livingston Manor - Robert Livingston the YoungerRobert Livingston the YoungerRobert Livingston the Younger was the mayor of Albany, New York from 1710 to 1719. He was the son of James Livingston and nephew of Robert Livingston the Elder. Born in Scotland, he emigrated to America from Rotterdam in 1687 and in 1697 married Margareta Schuyler, the daughter of Pieter...
(1663–1725), Mayor of Albany - Robert Livingston (1708-1790)Robert Livingston (1708-1790)Robert Livingston was the third Lord of Livingston Manor. He was son of Philip Livingston and was a member of the assembly for the manor from 1737 to 1758....
, third lord of Livingston Manor - Robert Livingston (1718-1775)Robert Livingston (1718-1775)Robert R. Livingston was a prominent politician, and a leading Whig in New York in the years leading up to the American Revolution. He was the son of Robert Livingston of Clermont and married Margaret Beekman, heir to immense tracts of land in Dutchess and Ulster counties...
, American politician from Whig Party - Robert Livingston (1746-1813)Robert Livingston (1746-1813)Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....
, American politician; first U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs - Ron LivingstonRon LivingstonRonald Joseph "Ron" Livingston is an American film and television actor. His roles include a disaffected corporate employee in the film Office Space, a sardonic writer in a short-term relationship with Carrie Bradshaw in the TV show Sex and the City, and Captain Lewis Nixon in the miniseries...
(born 1967), American actor - Shaun LivingstonShaun LivingstonShaun Patrick Livingston is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks.-Early years:Livingston was born in Peoria, Illinois. He led Concordia Lutheran Grade School, coached by Mr. Tom Ruppert, to LSA state titles in 1999 and 2000...
(born 1985), American professional basketball player - Stanley LivingstonStanley LivingstonStanley Livingston is an American actor, best known for playing Richard "Chip" Douglas, the third son of Steve Douglas on the long running television series My Three Sons. He and MacMurray were the only actors to appear throughout the series...
, played Chip on the TV show "My Three Sons." - Thomas LivingstonThomas LivingstonThomas Livingston was a fifteenth century Scottish cleric, diplomat, and delegate at the Council of Basel and advisor to Kings James I and James II of Scotland...
(ca. 1390-ca.1460), Scottish prelate and diplomat - Walter LivingstonWalter LivingstonWalter Livingston was an American merchant, lawyer and politician.-Family:...
(1740–1797), Speaker of the New York State Assembly - William LivingstonWilliam LivingstonWilliam Livingston served as the Governor of New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War and was a signer of the United States Constitution.-Early life:...
(1723–1790), signer of the U.S. Constitution