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Leavitt

in Louisiana

There are 28 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

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Leavitt 12,136
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  1. is 12,132nd most common Lander
  2. is 12,133rd most common Larosa
  3. is 12,134th most common Lathrop
  4. is 12,135th most common Latulas
  5. is 12,136th most common Leavitt
  6. is 12,137th most common Ledger
  7. is 12,138th most common Lemaster
  8. is 12,139th most common Lemus
  9. is 12,140th most common Levesque

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Melanie, Christopher, Bernie, Betsy, Briant, Chris, Dorothy, Douglas, Heather, John

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 Louisiana

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    Melanie Leavitt, LA (5 searches)
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