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There are approximately 4,438 people named Liddell in the UK. That makes it the 2,359th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 70 are named Liddell.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Liddell surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LIDDEL. LIDDELL. The family, in whicli there have been two peerages, were found among the merchants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, some two centuries and a half since. The name seems to have been derived from the Liddel, a river of Pioxburgh shire.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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