Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
LIDDELL
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
Related and similar surnames
LiddleLiddel
Liddall
Liddelle
Liddeell
Liddele
Liddeel
Liddells
Liddale
Liddal
Liddelly
Lidall
Liddelo
Liddels
Liddail
Liddelley
Liddellow
Lidale
Liddalls
Lidal
Liddelow
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.