Levers Surname

189,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Levers Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lever,' which see. Although the variant Leaver is not now very common in South Lancashire, it formerly was frequently found in that district.

1621. Robert Leaver, of Darcey Lever: Wills at Chester.

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Levers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5991:93,0189,976
United States5701:635,89351,189
Germany3481:231,33825,683
France1851:359,04253,729
Jamaica1801:15,9441,497
Canada951:387,84834,448
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
Australia521:519,14839,018
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:81,2518,700
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:209,24518,018

Levers (136) may also be a first name.

Levers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lever,' which see. Although the variant Leaver is not now very common in South Lancashire, it formerly was frequently found in that district.

1621. Robert Leaver, of Darcey Lever: Wills at Chester.

1635. James Leaver, of Darcey Lever: ibid.

1647. Roger Leaver, of Bolton: ibid.

Here the true spelling of the locality is preserved, while the surname originated by that same locality has changed its orthography.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lever.' Great Lever is a township in the parish of Middleton, Lancashire Little Lever is a chapelry in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire.

Alexander Lever, of Burnley, 1560: Wills at Chester.

Richard Lever, of Little Lever, 1588: ibid.

Margaret Lever, of Lever, 1603: ibid.

Mary Lever, of Bolton-in-le-Moors, widow, 1668: ibid. (1660-80).

1587. James Tanner and Cicely Leaver (Essex): Marriage Lic.(London).

Robertus Leyver, 1602: Preston Guild Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Leven (q.v.) with: 1 English pl. suff. -s; 2 English genit. -s.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently a personal name. Hence the genitive Levers, the patronymical Leverson, and the local Leverton. But it is also local, there being three places called Lever in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Levers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Levers occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Levers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 189,282nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,265,030 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Levers reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Levers is also the 794,286th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 136 people.

Levers is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 599 people, or 1 in 93,018. In England Levers is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 32 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 21 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Levers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Levers has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 238 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Levers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Levers surname is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Levers are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Levers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.68% less than the national average, earning R 155,232 per year; in United States they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $45,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $51,773 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leivers921,241/
Lievers92692/
Leavers92374/
Laevers92228/
Leevers92188/
Leverås9231/
Leverse924/
Levears921/
Leverst920/
Leuvers920/
Lieversz862/
Lavers832,643/
Livers831,849/
Lewers83934/
Lyvers83904/
Lovers8352/
Levirs8340/
Lebers8328/
Levars8326/
Liebers771,561/
Leuwers77296/
Lempers77243/
Laviers7779/
Leweurs7745/
Leivars7734/
Liewers7717/
Lewerst7710/
Leverze778/
Lebhers775/
Lhivers774/
Liviers772/
Liverse771/
Leverch771/
Leverje771/
Llovers771/
Laveirs770/
Leibers770/
Lavears770/
Leiwers770/
Loewers770/
Laivers770/
Leavors770/
Lemphers7157/
Lempersz7114/
Leverche712/
Lowers671,722/
Lewars67777/
Lavars67211/
Libers67102/
Lawers6752/
Lybers678/
Livars676/
Liversová673/
Lewors671/
Lavors671/
Lībers671/
Löbers671/
Lewirs670/
Livors670/
Lavirs670/

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