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LEVERETT

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There are approximately 1,071 people named Leverett in the UK. That makes it the 6,893rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 17 are named Leverett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

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The Leverett surname in historical dictionaries

LEVERETT. Not the young hare— but the female greyhound — Fr. Uvn'tfe ; probably applied to a swift-footed person. In like manner Leveridge, if not local, may be the Fr. levricte, wliich is a diminutive of levrette.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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