Lithgow

English <dab> Etymology Scottish habitational surname from the town of en Linlithgow, in West Lothian. Pronunciation en /lɪθɡəʊ/ Proper noun ~ s en countable en habitational. en-GB Stuart Heritage ‘Please walk away from Harry Potter’: why the stars of HBO’s new TV show are in for decades of social media hell w:The Guardian 2025-06-11 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/11/harry-potter-tv-show-hbo-stars-social-media 0261-3077 When John Lithgow was announced as Dumbledore, he revealed that a friend had sent him a link to an article entitled: “An open letter to John Lithgow: Please walk away from Harry Potter.” https://web.archive.org/web/20250721024821/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/11/harry-potter-tv-show-hbo-stars-social-media en uncountable A placename, from the surname: en city/and/local government area in the Central Tablelands of s/New South Wales c/Australia. en hamlet town:pref/Washington co/Dutchess County s/New York c/USA. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Lithgow is the 40432nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Lithgow is most common among White (75.05%) and Hispanic/Latino (22.0%) individuals. Further reading