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Leavitt

in Michigan

There are 209 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

NameRank
Leavitt 4,841
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  1. is 4,837th most common Gaddis
  2. is 4,838th most common Getz
  3. is 4,839th most common Harkins
  4. is 4,840th most common Holiday
  5. is 4,841st most common Leavitt
  6. is 4,842nd most common Lehto
  7. is 4,843rd most common Merlo
  8. is 4,844th most common Osterhout
  9. is 4,845th most common Rasch

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

David, James, Michael, Betty, Christine, Thomas, William, Aaron, Brian, Bruce

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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