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Leavitt

in Minnesota

There are 87 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Minnesota.

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Leavitt 7,414
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  1. is 7,410th most common Klosterman
  2. is 7,411th most common Kotz
  3. is 7,412th most common Kowal
  4. is 7,413th most common Kruzel
  5. is 7,414th most common Leavitt
  6. is 7,415th most common Leinen
  7. is 7,416th most common Leino
  8. is 7,417th most common Lyrek
  9. is 7,418th most common Mastel

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Paul, Robert, Debra, Steve, William, Amy, Esther, Jocelyn, John, 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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    Paul Leavitt, MN (7 searches)
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