The Livermore surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,149 people carried this name — #10,234 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 93,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,053 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Livermore surname

The surname is probably habitational, from Livermere.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Livermore» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Livermere’.

An early record he cites: William de Lyvremere, Suffolk, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 490 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

51 families named Livermore, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 306 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 32
Vermont 8
New Hampshire 7
New York 2
Maine 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Livermore in American newspapers,
1870–1925.

Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Livermore
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1925-01-04
Newspaper page from The Weekly Oskaloosa Herald carrying the name Livermore
The Weekly Oskaloosa Herald 1870-05-19
Newspaper page from The Woman's Tribune carrying the name Livermore
The Woman's Tribune 1888-03-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 91,160 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Livermore in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

7,020 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Livermore. The most, 1,024, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,844
Queensland 2,332
Victoria 376
Tasmania 176
South Australia 115
Western Australia 105
ACT (Canberra) 56
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Livermore.

Who carried it

People named Livermore,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Livermore
    Samuel Livermore 1732–1803 · judge
  • Jane Browne Livermore
    Jane Browne Livermore 1734–1802
  • Arthur Livermore
    Arthur Livermore 1766–1853 · judge
  • Grace L. Livermore d. 1691
  • Ensign Daniel Livermore of Weston, Connecticut 1678–1727
  • Jonathan Livermore 1729–1809

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Livermore,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States341 records

341 records of the Livermore name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 118
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 58
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 58
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 51
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 30
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 22
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Norman G. Livermore

    Born 1924 in Washington. Enlisted 1943 at Tacoma; draftsman from Whatcom County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Washington.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Livermore

    Arrived at Boston in 1884 aboard the Catalonia from Liverpool, aged 41; matron. From Ireland; bound for Boston.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ross Whittier Livermore

    Born 1945; from Germantown, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantry unit commander; killed in action 1969 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 341 records for Livermore in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia173 records

173 records of the Livermore name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 66
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 31
  • Tasmanian Names Index 28
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 25
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 21
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Sarah Livermore

    Born 1837 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1858 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 20.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robt E. Livermore

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Joseph Tarratt, aged 29; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Thomas Livermore

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mount Stewart Elphinstone, arriving 1849.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 173 records for Livermore in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada26 records

26 records of the Livermore name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 13
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 7
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Herbert Roger Livermore

    Buried in 1986 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 91.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Livermore

    Died 1873 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Frederick Richard Livermore

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 26 records for Livermore in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom10 records

10 records of the Livermore name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Livermore

    Buried in 1804 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 30.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. S. Livermore

    Middlesex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Livermore

    Buried in 1814 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 34.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Livermore in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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