Levingston


Levingston is a family name originating 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, the name was adopted by those there exiled royals of Ulaidh or L. Ultonia bearing the Gaelic surnames Ó Duinnshléibhe and Mac Duinnshléibhe and, also, in Ireland and Scotland, later, known as the Mac an Ultaigh . Levingston may refer to: