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Leavitt

in the US

There are 11,098 people with the last name "Leavitt" in the United States.

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Leavitt 2,511
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  1. is 2,507th most common Askew
  2. is 2,508th most common Bachman
  3. is 2,509th most common Trahan
  4. is 2,510th most common High
  5. is 2,511th most common Leavitt
  6. is 2,512th most common Graff
  7. is 2,513th most common Gaffney
  8. is 2,514th most common Gann
  9. is 2,515th most common Orellana

Most Common First Names for Leavitt

Robert, Michael, David, James, John, Richard, William, Mary, Mark, 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.

    Recent Searches for "Leavitt" in the US

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