Leveritt Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

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

Leveritt Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) nicknames from the Young Hare [Anglo-French leveret, Old French levret, a diminutive from levre (French lièvre), Latin lepus, leporis, a hare]

Leveritt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Leveritt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) nicknames from the Young Hare [Anglo-French leveret, Old French levret, a diminutive from levre (French lièvre), Latin lepus, leporis, a hare]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Leveritt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leveritt is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leveritt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leveritt is the 833,931st most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Leveritt are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 1,294,496. In The United States Leveritt is most numerous in: Texas, where 26 percent are found, Arkansas, where 23 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Leveritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leveritt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leveritt last name increased 378 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leveritt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leveritt last name are 0.26000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.49% registered with the political party.

Leveritt earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.4% less than the national average, earning $39,525 USD per year.

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Leveritt Reference & Research

Leveritt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Leveritt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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