Livermore
loc · Latin script
Meaning: Probably person from Livermere, Suffolk, named for a lake growing with rushes or possibly a liver-shaped lake
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Livermore is a name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- USUnited States
- CACanada
- PTPortugal
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Probably person from Livermere, Suffolk, named for a lake growing with rushes or possibly a liver-shaped lake.
Sources 1
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Livermore is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, probably a habitational name from Livermere in Suffolk. This is first found in the form Leuuremer (c. 1050), which suggests derivation from Old English l^fer ‘rush’, ‘reed’ -(- mere ‘lake’. However, later forms consistently show i in the first syllable, suggesting Old English lifer ‘liver’, referring either to the shape of the pond or to the coagulation of the water.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
In English, Livermere in Suffolk. This is first found in the form Leuuremer (c. 1050), which suggests derivation from OE Icefer rush, reed (see Lever 2) + mere lake. However, later forms consistently show i in the first syllable, suggesting OE lifer liver, referring either to the shape of the pond or to the coagulation of the water. Liversidge
as a nameA dictionary of surnames
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Samuel Livermoreb. 1732USAmerican politician (1732-1803)
- Arthur Livermoreb. 1766USAmerican politician (1766-1853)
- Robert Livermoreb. 1799MXEnglish-born, early California settler
- Mary Livermoreb. 1820USAmerican journalist
- Jesse Livermoreb. 1877USAmerican stock trader (1877–1940)
- Doug Livermoreb. 1947GBEnglish footballer (born 1947)
- Brandi Loveb. 1973USnot in their usual nameAmerican pornographic actress (born 1973)
- Brent Livermoreb. 1976AUAustralian field hockey player
- David Livermoreb. 1980GBEnglish footballer and coach
- Jake Livermoreb. 1989GBEnglish association football player (born 1989)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 19 sources across 10 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 3.1K | #10,234 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 3.1K | #9,774 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 3K | #10,339 |
| NO Norway | SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population) | — | 16 | #47,884 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 14 | #101,339 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 8 | #47,785 |
| EC Ecuador | INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) | — | 6 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 4 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 4 | #228,537 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 3 | #154,370 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 2 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #354,725 |
Reference works 5
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Livermore mean, and where does it come from?
- Probably person from Livermere, Suffolk, named for a lake growing with rushes or possibly a liver-shaped lake. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
- In which country does Livermore have the most bearers?
- Livermore is most frequently recorded in the United States.
What do you want to know about Livermore?
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Livermore”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.