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Leavitt

in Pennsylvania

There are 109 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Leavitt 11,254
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  1. is 11,250th most common Krasley
  2. is 11,251st most common Kuba
  3. is 11,252nd most common Kurian
  4. is 11,253rd most common Lawver
  5. is 11,254th most common Leavitt
  6. is 11,255th most common Livingood
  7. is 11,256th most common Lowmaster
  8. is 11,257th most common Mackley
  9. is 11,258th most common Mari

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

David, Karen, Richard, Mary, Sandra, Shari, Bruce, Charles, Daniel

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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