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Leavitt

in Oregon

There are 274 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Oregon.

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Ranking in Oregon

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Leavitt 1,351
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  1. is 1,347th most common Hyatt
  2. is 1,348th most common Rea
  3. is 1,349th most common Clifton
  4. is 1,350th most common Kirkland
  5. is 1,351st most common Leavitt
  6. is 1,352nd most common Nicholas
  7. is 1,353rd most common Waterman
  8. is 1,354th most common Adamson
  9. is 1,355th most common Cornell

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Michael, John, Keith, Thomas, Linda, Mark, Richard, Russell, Dewey, Donna

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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