Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>L>Leat-Leaz>Leavitt>Vermont

Leavitt

in Vermont

There are 115 people with the last name "Leavitt" in Vermont.

Add to web page

Ranking in Vermont

NameRank
Leavitt 826
close
  1. is 822nd most common Bevins
  2. is 823rd most common Bisson
  3. is 824th most common Dolan
  4. is 825th most common Houston
  5. is 826th most common Leavitt
  6. is 827th most common Osborne
  7. is 828th most common Pepin
  8. is 829th most common Robtoy
  9. is 830th most common Butterfield

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

John, James, Daniel, Donald, Elizabeth, Mary, Richard, Amy, Bob

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.

    Recent Searches for "Leavitt" in Vermont

    Since March 2009
    133

    Most Popular Search

    John Leavitt, VT (8 searches)
    Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv3)

    © 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
    Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement