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LIGHTBODY

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There are approximately 1,290 people named Lightbody in the UK. That makes it the 6,133rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 20 are named Lightbody.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Nickname

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The Lightbody surname in historical dictionaries

A writer, somewhere, derives this name from Licht, a dead body, a tomb, and Bodee, contracted from Boadicea,--meaning the tomb or grave of this British Queen; a locality. The name, however, is more likely to have originated from bodily peculiarity.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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