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Leavitt

in South Dakota

There are 11 people with the last name "Leavitt" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Leavitt 10,420
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  1. is 10,416th most common Lauing
  2. is 10,417th most common Leafgreen
  3. is 10,418th most common Leahy
  4. is 10,419th most common Leat
  5. is 10,420th most common Leavitt
  6. is 10,421st most common Leeds
  7. is 10,422nd most common Legner
  8. is 10,423rd most common Lehtola
  9. is 10,424th most common Lemair

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Douglas, Alicia, Bruce, Doug, Lillian, Marylee, Ml, Pierce, Roxie, Wayne

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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    Douglas Leavitt, SD (3 searches)
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