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Leavitt

in Kentucky

There are 37 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Kentucky.

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Leavitt 8,278
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  1. is 8,274th most common La
  2. is 8,275th most common Laine
  3. is 8,276th most common Lairson
  4. is 8,277th most common Lampkins
  5. is 8,278th most common Leavitt
  6. is 8,279th most common Libby
  7. is 8,280th most common Linehan
  8. is 8,281st most common Lohman
  9. is 8,282nd most common Lovejoy

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Alan, Derek, Norman, Todd, Beth, Brandy, Claudia, Courtney, Dakota, Donna

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 Kentucky

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    Alan Leavitt, KY (4 searches)
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