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Leavitt

in New Hampshire

There are 378 people with the last name "Leavitt" in New Hampshire.

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Ranking in New Hampshire

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Leavitt 397
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  1. is 393rd most common Stpierre
  2. is 394th most common Cronin
  3. is 395th most common Downing
  4. is 396th most common Lemieux
  5. is 397th most common Leavitt
  6. is 398th most common Plourde
  7. is 399th most common Black
  8. is 400th most common Mcmahon
  9. is 401st most common Reid

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Richard, William, John, Michael, Jessica, Linda, Mary, Paul, Arthur, James

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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