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Leavitt

in Massachusetts

There are 771 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Leavitt 958
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  1. is 954th most common Tripp
  2. is 955th most common Fischer
  3. is 956th most common Currier
  4. is 957th most common Larsen
  5. is 958th most common Leavitt
  6. is 959th most common Mulligan
  7. is 960th most common Mcdonnell
  8. is 961st most common Roderick
  9. is 962nd most common Khan

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Mark, Robert, James, Daniel, Michael, Richard, John, William, Peter, Barbara

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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