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Leavitt

in Indiana

There are 125 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Leavitt 5,371
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  1. is 5,367th most common Hakes
  2. is 5,368th most common Ingalls
  3. is 5,369th most common Jacoby
  4. is 5,370th most common Lamping
  5. is 5,371st most common Leavitt
  6. is 5,372nd most common Maxie
  7. is 5,373rd most common Millspaugh
  8. is 5,374th most common Nigh
  9. is 5,375th most common Owings

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Robert, Michael, David, Margaret, Mary, Brian, Carmen, Christina, Danny

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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    Robert Leavitt, IN (8 searches)
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