Leverton Surname

142,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Leverton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leverton,' parishes in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Also found as Letherton, proving its origin, viz. 'the town of Lether,' its first settler; compare Liverpool for Litherpool; v.

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Leverton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3091:42,5655,432
United States1,2221:296,61127,425
Canada2471:149,17215,241
Australia1761:153,38516,171
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Chile191:927,18319,125
Wales171:182,03112,022
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5291:46,0785,717
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

Leverton (129) may also be a first name.

Leverton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leverton,' parishes in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Also found as Letherton, proving its origin, viz. 'the town of Lether,' its first settler; compare Liverpool for Litherpool; v. Litherland. William de Letherton, Lincolnshire.

1572. Baptised — Jane, d. John Leverton: St. Mary Aldermary, London.

1578. Walter Hunt and Elizabeth Leverton: Marriage Lic (London).

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

(English) belonging to Leverton (Notts2; Lincs; Berks) = the Farmstead by the Rushes [Old English lœfer (genit. pl. lœfra), rushes + tún, enclosure, farm, dwelling(s] Henry de Leverton (Lincs).—Hundred Rolls All the Levertons, as might be expected, are on low, watery ground.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Nottingham and Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Leverton Last Name Facts

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

Leverton has its highest incidence in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leverton? popularity and diffusion

Leverton is the 142,298th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,329,778 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Leverton live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 818,356th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 129 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,309 people, or 1 in 42,565. In England Leverton is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent live, Derbyshire, where 8 percent live and Cornwall, where 8 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Leverton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leverton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leverton last name rose 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leverton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leverton surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64% registered with the party.

The amount Leverton earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning 286,959 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning R 219,492 per year; in United States they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $46,005 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leaverton94883/
Levertoon941/
Leveerton940/
Levertone940/
Laverton88244/
Liverton88190/
Leberton8817/
Loverton884/
Levirton882/
Lewerton881/
Leberthon8256/
Leiberton8251/
Lieberton8228/
Levertane822/
Levertand821/
Leewharton781/
Liberton75174/
Lewarton758/
Lawerton751/
Libertone71146/
Libertan631/
Lawirton630/

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