Livingstone is a surname and given name. The surname is toponymic. It is one of the habitual surnames eventually adopted by members of the Scottish branch of the Irish
Dunleavy (
Gaelic language
The Goidelic ( ) or Gaelic languages (; ; ) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages.
Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from Ireland through the Isle o ...
Duinnshléibhe)/
MacNulty royals, including the ancestors of the African missionary doctor and African explorer
David Livingstone. There may be a relationship between the Livingstones and
Clan MacLea.
[ Note on list of Stuart loyalists massacred at the 1647 Battle of Dunaverty in Kintyre, Scotland, “Of the surnames appearing in the second column the M'onleas were originally M'Dunleas; the D disappears through euphonistic elision in Gaelic. Although Niall 10th Duke of Argyll, thought it quite possible that their eponymic ancestor was Dunsleve, the son of Aedh Alain, the O'Neill Prince evidence now leads to the conclusion that they are descendants of the Ruaidhri Mac Duinnsleibhe, the last king of Ulidia.”]
Notable people
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Adelaide Livingstone (Dame Adelaide Stickney Lord Livingstone) (died 1970), responsible for organizing the 1934–5 Peace Ballot in the UK
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Alexander Livingstone (Scottish politician)
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Archie Livingstone (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1961), Scottish footballer
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Bob Livingstone (1922–2013), American football player
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Bobby Livingstone, Scottish footballer
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Bruce Livingstone (born 1971), Canadian entrepreneur
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Colin H. Livingstone, first president of the Boy Scouts of America
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David Livingstone 1813–1873, Scottish missionary explorer of Africa, best-known bearer of the name and namesake of numerous places
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David N. Livingstone (born 1953), Professor of Geography and Intellectual History at Queen's University Belfast
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Doug Livingstone (1898–1981), Scottish football player
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Douglas Livingstone (1932–1996), South African poet
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Duncan Livingstone (d. 1964) South African poet who contributed to
Scottish Gaelic literature
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Eddie Livingstone (1884–1945), Canadian owner and manager of the Toronto Shamrocks and the Toronto Blue Shirts
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Frank Livingstone (bowls), New Zealand lawn bowler
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Ian Livingstone (born 1949), English fantasy author
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Ian Livingstone (disambiguation), various people
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Jake Livingstone (ice hockey) (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player
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Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is an English former politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was Local Government Act 1985, abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of Londo ...
(born 1945), former mayor of London
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Liam Livingstone, English cricketer
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Margaret Livingstone (born 1950), American neuroscientist and professor at
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is the third oldest medical school in the Un ...
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Marilyn Livingstone (born 1952), Scottish Labour politician
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Mary Livingstone (Sadye Marks) (1905–1983), American radio comedian, widow and radio partner of Jack Benny
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Nicole Livingstone (née Stevenson), Australian swimmer
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Paul Livingstone American sitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist
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Peadar Livingstone, Irish priest, linguist, and local historian
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Richard Winn Livingstone, gave the Rede Lecture in 1944 on ''Plato and modern education''
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Robert Livingstone (born 1967), Canadian businessman
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Scott Livingstone (born 1965), former professional baseball player
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Sergio Livingstone (1920-2011), former Chilean goalkeeper, nicknamed 'El Sapo'
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Sidney Livingstone (born 1945), English actor
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Stacey Livingstone (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
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Susan Livingstone, American administrator and civil servant
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Terasa Livingstone (born 1975), Australian theatre, film and television actress
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Joseph Livingstone (1942-2009), English footballer
Given name
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Livingstone Adjin (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
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Livingstone Harris (born 1957), West Indian cricketer
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Livingstone Lawrence (born 1962), West Indian cricketer
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Livingstone Lusinde (born 1972), Tanzanian politician
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Livingstone Sargeant (born 1947), West Indian cricketer
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Livingstone Walker (1879–1940), English cricketer
See also
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Donlevy
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Clan MacLea
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Gaels
The Gaels ( ; ; ; ) are an Insular Celts, Insular Celtic ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They are associated with the Goidelic languages, Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising ...
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Highlands of Scotland
The Highlands (; , ) is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlan ...
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Lowland Scots language
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Livingston, West Lothian
Livingston (, ) is the largest town in West Lothian, Scotland. Designated in 1962, it is the fourth post-war New towns in the United Kingdom, new town to be built in Scotland. Taking its name from Livingston Village, a village of the same name ...
, presumed origin of the name
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Living stone, common name for succulent plants of the genus ''Lithops''
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Levingston
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Livingston (surname)
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MacDunleavy (dynasty)
External links
Highland Livingstone
References
{{Given name, type=both
Scottish toponymic surnames
Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin
English-language masculine given names
Masculine given names