Leavitt Surname

26,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Leavitt Surname Definition:

(English) Variant of Levitt, q.v.

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Leavitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,1651:19,9542,515
Canada1,7161:21,4722,958
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
England841:663,31038,317
Australia711:380,22131,281
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Israel111:777,96750,646
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales61:515,75523,171
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0201:16,6292,123

Leavitt (125) may also be a first name.

Leavitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Variant of Levitt, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the name, Levi, from the biblical third son of Jacob and Leah, and possibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew. The tribe of Levite was the priestly tribe of the twelve biblical tribes of the Israelites.

- jlorant16

The Leavitt surname comes from a place called Livit in Normandy, France. Leavitts migrated to Scotland and then to New Hampshire and are predominantly Christian.

- jnlwriter

Leavitt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leavitt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Leavitt occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Leavitt.

How Common Is The Last Name Leavitt? popularity and diffusion

Leavitt is the 26,439th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 358,022 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Leavitt reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 832,731st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 125 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 18,165 people, or 1 in 19,954. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Nevada, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Leavitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leavitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leavitt last name grew 601 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leavitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leavitt are 7.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Leavitt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $46,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $50,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leavitte9310/
Lleavitt932/
Leaviett931/
Leaavitt930/
Levitt9214,099/
Lavitt92324/
Leavit9218/
D'Leavitt881/
Levitte86538/
Leavett86102/
Lavitte8613/
Leabitt866/
Leviett863/
Laevitt862/
Leavith861/
Leevitt861/
Leovitt861/
Leivitt860/
Levaitt860/
Leuvitt860/
Liavitt860/
Lesvitt860/
Leviott860/
Levit833,413/
Lavit83939/
Leavi8332/
Lavoitte8039/
Lavaitte8019/
Leavette804/
Levett775,220/
Levite77647/
Leviet77603/
Lewitt77556/
Leavai77318/
Lavett77250/
Leavis77203/
Lavite77124/
Levoit7788/
Levith7760/
Lehavi7752/
Leovit7748/
Lyevit7738/
Livitt7726/
Leevit7724/
Labitt7719/
Leviot7714/
Lebitt7713/
Levist776/
Lavidt776/
Leivit775/
Luevit774/
Leavie772/
Laivit771/
Leuavi771/
Layvit771/
Lavait770/
Leavet770/
Letvit770/
Levait770/
Leuvit770/
Lavoit770/
Lechvitte750/
Levi7349,003/
Lavi734,449/
Leviste711,751/
Lampitt711,159/
Laviste71727/
Labitte71648/
Levette71482/
Lavette71354/
Laveist7164/
Lewaite7144/
Lewitte7114/
Leaviss7111/
Lavetts717/
Leewitt715/
Leewait715/
Lehavyi715/
Leveatt714/
Loewitt713/
Leavipp713/
Latvite712/
Lieviot712/
Leovith711/
Lleovit711/
Lévitte711/
Leabett711/
Lauviet711/
Lanpitt711/
Leveett711/
Latvoit711/
Leevijt711/
Leivett710/
Leovett710/
Leaveth710/
Livitte710/
Levaite710/
Leavish710/
Leavaih710/
Leavich710/
Leuvith710/
Levis6711,922/
Laviy677,942/
Lavie675,952/
Leavy675,643/
Lavis674,198/
Levet673,910/
Labit673,086/
Levie672,036/
Levai671,609/
Levio671,594/
Lavid67704/
Leevi67684/
Leave67539/
Lewit67536/
Lavai67454/
Lavoi67424/
Lavip67411/
Levyt67406/
Lebai67342/
Lavio67290/
Lavet67289/
Lebit67269/
Lyavi67222/
Lawit67159/
Lievi67131/
Levyi67127/
Levitova67107/
Lewai6796/
Livit6789/
Laivi6784/
Leyvi6769/
Levoi6769/
Hlavi6765/
Laviz6763/
Leivi6760/
Levid6756/
Leviy6751/
Levij6749/
Levei6749/
Leviz6742/
Leawi6742/
Lavei6739/
Llevi6735/
Lauvi6733/
Lavui6731/
Leabi6729/
Laavi6718/
Levitová6717/
Levhi6715/
Leava6713/
Liavi6713/
Laevi6712/
Loevi6710/
Lyevi6710/
Levih677/
Lavitova676/
Lasviste676/
Latvi675/
Llavi675/
Lavyt675/
Levii674/
Levui673/
Lehvi673/
Leahovet672/
Lavih672/
Lahvi672/
Leveatte671/
Leewhitt671/
Lavyi671/
Levgi671/
Luevi671/
Leivaitė671/
Laivaite671/
Lehavets671/
Lesvi670/
Leaveats670/
Leivette670/
Leesvett670/

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