Given name & surname
Livingston
“from the town of a beloved friend”
Livingston is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the town of a beloved friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the town of a beloved friend.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Livingston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,071
- 957 boys · 114 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #12,644 for girls · #13,149 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,644 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 755 as a first name in 2020; 40,605 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Livingston’s family of names
In English usage, Livingston as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Livingstone. Livingston has a related form in Livingsten. Livingston has a related form in Livingstone.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Livingston
- Livingston T. MerchantAmerican diplomat (1903-1976)
- Livingston TaylorAmerican singer-songwriterborn 1950
- Livingston FarrandAmerican educator1867–1939
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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