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Leavitt

in Ohio

There are 199 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

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Leavitt 5,875
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  1. is 5,871st most common Hazelton
  2. is 5,872nd most common Karas
  3. is 5,873rd most common Kaufmann
  4. is 5,874th most common Kayser
  5. is 5,875th most common Leavitt
  6. is 5,876th most common Meadors
  7. is 5,877th most common Mihalik
  8. is 5,878th most common Peppers
  9. is 5,879th most common Phillis

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

David, Mark, Richard, Douglas, Margaret, Thomas, Don, Jason, Jasper, Jeffrey

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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