Livingston (surname)
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.[1]
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Surname
- Barry Livingston Younger brother of Stanley Livingston, played Ernie on "My Three Sons".
- Bob Livingston (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), associated with Star Trek
- Edward Livingston (1764–1836), U.S. Secretary of State
- Edward Livingston (speaker), Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1837
- Edward Philip Livingston (1779–1843), New York Lieutenant Governor
- Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757–1823), U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Henry Walter Livingston (1768–1810), United States Representative from New York
- Jamie Livingston (1956–1997), photographer, film-maker and circus performer
- Jason Livingston (born 1971), British sprint athlete
- Jay Livingston (1915–2001), American songwriter
- Josiah O. Livingston, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Paul Livingston, (born 1956), an Australian comedian.
- Peter R. Livingston (1766–1847), Acting New York Lieutenant Governor
- Philip Livingston (1716–1778), Signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
- Randy Livingston (born 1975), American professional basketball player
- Robert Livingston the Elder (1654–1728), New York colonial official, and first lord of Livingston Manor
- Robert Livingston the Younger (1663–1725), Mayor of Albany
- Robert Livingston (1708-1790), third lord of Livingston Manor
- Robert Livingston (1718-1775), American politician from Whig Party
- Robert Livingston (1746-1813), American politician; first U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs
- Ron Livingston (born 1967), American actor
- Shaun Livingston (born 1985), American professional basketball player
- Stanley Livingston, played Chip on the TV show "My Three Sons."
- Thomas Livingston (c. 1390 – c. 1460), Scottish prelate and diplomat
- Walter Livingston (1740–1797), Speaker of the New York State Assembly
- William Livingston (1723–1790), signer of the U.S. Constitution
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