Meaning & Origin
A common surname with various origins.
Livingston is a girl's or boy's baby name, a Scottish place name-turned-surname meaning 'Leving's farm' — from a Flemish settler named Leving who established a settlement in West Lothian, Scotland. The town of Livingston became a notable place, and the surname was carried by explorer David Livingstone, whose African expeditions made him a Victorian hero.
Livingston carries the adventurous, exploratory spirit of its most famous bearer alongside the distinguished Scottish heritage of a town that became a city — a name with history, frontier energy, and an unmistakable sense of ambition.