Livesey

• Livesay, Livezey

From an unrecorded Old English cognate of Old Norse hlíf (“cover, protection”) + īeġ (“island”).

Livesey (countable and uncountable, plural Liveseys)

1. A civil parish and separate suburb in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Livesey is the 34353^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 660 individuals. Livesey is most common among White (94.55%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Livesey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 448.