Lothian

== English == === Etymology === Potentially from Proto-Celtic *lutā. According to A. D. Mills, in A Dictionary of British Place Names, named after "one Leudonus". === Pronunciation === (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈlo.ði.ən/, [ˈloː.ði.ən] (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈləʊ.ði.ən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈloʊ.ði.ən/ === Proper noun === Lothian (countable and uncountable, plural Lothians) An area and former region of Scotland, including Edinburgh. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. A Scottish marquisate. A habitational surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Lothian is the 50659th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 462.