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Leavitt

in Connecticut

There are 171 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Connecticut.

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Ranking in Connecticut

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Leavitt 2,213
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  1. is 2,209th most common Fitzsimmons
  2. is 2,210th most common Grande
  3. is 2,211th most common Hussey
  4. is 2,212th most common Kaminsky
  5. is 2,213th most common Leavitt
  6. is 2,214th most common Lutz
  7. is 2,215th most common Naylor
  8. is 2,216th most common Nye
  9. is 2,217th most common Santacroce

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Richard, Robert, William, Amy, Angela, Ann, Donald, Edward, Gary, Gregory

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.

    Recent Searches for "Leavitt" in Connecticut

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    Richard Leavitt, CT (8 searches)
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