Lothian

English

Etymology

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According to A. D. Mills, in A Dictionary of British Place Names, named after "one Leudonus".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloʊ.ði.ən/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈləʊ.ðɪ.ən/

Proper noun

Lothian (countable and uncountable, plural Lothians)

1. An area and former region in Scotland, including Edinburgh.
   • 1952 January, H. A. Vallance, “The Waverley Route”, in Railway Magazine, page 16:

     As the Lothian Plain is reached, collieries and slag heaps begin to appear, although much of the surrounding country remains unspoiled.

2. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
3. A habitational surname.

Derived terms

• East Lothian
• Midlothian
• West Lothian

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lothian is the 50659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 612 individuals. Lothian is most common among White (82.52%) and Black/African American (11.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lothian”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 462.