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Leavitt

in Rhode Island

There are 67 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Leavitt 2,147
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  1. is 2,143rd most common Haas
  2. is 2,144th most common Hemond
  3. is 2,145th most common Jalette
  4. is 2,146th most common Knott
  5. is 2,147th most common Leavitt
  6. is 2,148th most common Macdougall
  7. is 2,149th most common Mccullough
  8. is 2,150th most common Mcmullen
  9. is 2,151st most common Montanaro

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Richard, Robert, Ann, Bethany, Theodore, Thomas, Cheryl, Nancy, Natasha, Paul

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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