Find out how popular the last name Liddicoat is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Liddicoat.

Liddicoat, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Liddicoat surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Liddicoat in America

Liddicoat is the 47356th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Liddicoat surname appeared 448 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Liddicoat.

We can also compare 2010 data for Liddicoat to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Liddicoat

The surname Liddicoat is believed to have originated in Cornwall, England, traced back to the early medieval period around the 13th century. It is derived from the old Cornish words "lyd" meaning "lake" or "pool" and "coed" meaning "wood," indicating the name may have referred to someone who lived near a wooded lake or pool.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Assize Rolls of Somerset in 1278, where a Thomas Lidecote is mentioned. This suggests the surname was already established in the West Country region of England by the late 13th century.

The Liddicoat name is thought to be closely related to the place name Liddycot, a small hamlet in the parish of Tavistock, Devon. This connection implies that the surname may have originated as a locational name for someone who hailed from or lived near this settlement.

During the 16th century, various spellings of the name can be found in records, including Liddicoate, Liddecote, and Liddycott. This diversity in spelling was common until standardized spellings became more widespread in later centuries.

Notable individuals bearing the Liddicoat surname include:

1. Thomas Liddicoat (c. 1620 - 1677), an English merchant and one of the earliest settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
2. John Liddicoat (1753 - 1820), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.
3. Richard Trevithick Liddicoat (1819 - 1887), a Cornish mining engineer who worked extensively in South America.
4. William Liddicoat (1856 - 1934), a prominent Australian politician who served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
5. Albert Edward Liddicoat (1901 - 1992), an American gemologist and author, considered a pioneer in the field of gemological education.

While the Liddicoat surname is not among the most common in the English-speaking world, its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in the West Country of England, particularly in Cornwall and Devon, where it likely derived from a locational or topographical description.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Liddicoat

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Liddicoat.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Liddicoat was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Liddicoat has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Liddicoat was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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