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Leavitt

in Iowa

There are 32 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Leavitt 12,550
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  1. is 12,546th most common Langland
  2. is 12,547th most common Lapole
  3. is 12,548th most common Lappin
  4. is 12,549th most common Lattner
  5. is 12,550th most common Leavitt
  6. is 12,551st most common Lefleur
  7. is 12,552nd most common Leist
  8. is 12,553rd most common Lemar
  9. is 12,554th most common Leth

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Heidi, John, Robert, Sheila, Adelbert, Amy, Belinda, Birdie, Brian

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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