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Leavitt

in California

There are 1,035 people with the last name "Leavitt" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Leavitt 2,683
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  1. is 2,679th most common Bains
  2. is 2,680th most common Dutton
  3. is 2,681st most common Hagan
  4. is 2,682nd most common Kung
  5. is 2,683rd most common Leavitt
  6. is 2,684th most common Luevano
  7. is 2,685th most common Rooney
  8. is 2,686th most common Ashby
  9. is 2,687th most common Pendleton

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

James, John, Michael, Robert, David, Mark, Richard, Charles, Ronald

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. (of Norman origin) nickname from Anglo-Norman French leuet ‘wolf cub’ (see Low 3).
  • 2. habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy called Livet. All are of obscure, presumably Gaulish, etymology.
  • 3. from the Middle English personal name Lefget, Old English Lēofgēat, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + the tribal name Gēat (see Jocelyn).
  • 4. possibly from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English female personal name Lēofgȳð, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + gȳð ‘battle’.

    • FOREBEARS Early American Leavitts include John Leavitt, who was born 1608 in England and married in Hingham, MA, in 1637. His descendants spread to NH.

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