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Leavitt

in Maine

There are 929 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

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Leavitt 163
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  1. is 159th most common Mcdonald
  2. is 160th most common Sanborn
  3. is 161st most common Henderson
  4. is 162nd most common Holmes
  5. is 163rd most common Leavitt
  6. is 164th most common Paradis
  7. is 165th most common Plourde
  8. is 166th most common Page
  9. is 167th most common Arsenault

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

James, David, Robert, Peter, Richard, John, Brian, Bruce, Michael, Kevin

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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