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Leavitt

in Nevada

There are 717 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Nevada.

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Ranking in Nevada

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Leavitt 241
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  1. is 237th most common Riley
  2. is 238th most common Hanson
  3. is 239th most common Harvey
  4. is 240th most common Luna
  5. is 241st most common Leavitt
  6. is 242nd most common Cohen
  7. is 243rd most common Obrien
  8. is 244th most common Grant
  9. is 245th most common Montoya

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Michael, David, Gary, Richard, James, Joshua, Randy, Scott, 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.

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