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Leavitt

in South Carolina

There are 56 people with the last name "Leavitt" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

NameRank
Leavitt 6,158
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  1. is 6,154th most common Hollman
  2. is 6,155th most common Kluttz
  3. is 6,156th most common Krauss
  4. is 6,157th most common Kress
  5. is 6,158th most common Leavitt
  6. is 6,159th most common Leitzsey
  7. is 6,160th most common Lindner
  8. is 6,161st most common Lockey
  9. is 6,162nd most common Maree

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Anna, Charles, Dana, Eileen, Karen, Robert, Shelley, Spencer, Steve, Thomas

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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