Explore the Family Name Levally

The meaning of Levally

Probably an altered form of French Lavallé or Lavallée ‘the valley’ (see Lavalle, Lavallee) or of one of their altered forms, such as Lavalla. This surname is found mainly in OH. Compare Levalley.

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How common is the last name Levally in the United States?

The surname 'Levally' shows a slight decrease in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census years. In 2000, Levally ranked 118,236 in popularity with a count of 136 bearers of the name. By 2010, the surname's rank had fallen to 128,249, a drop of 8.47 percent. The number of individuals with the Levally surname also fell slightly from 136 to 133, representing a 2.21 percent decrease. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained the same at 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#118,236	#128,249	-8.47%
Count	136	133	-2.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Levally

In terms of ethnicity, the Levally surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnic identity according to the U.S. Census data. In 2000, 91.91 percent of those bearing the surname identified as White. By 2010, this percentage had decreased somewhat to 87.97 percent. Meanwhile, representation of the Levally surname among Hispanic individuals increased slightly from 8.09 percent in 2000 to 8.27 percent in 2010. Notably, the 2010 census data also showed that Levally became associated with the "Two or more races" category, making up 3.76 percent. No bearers of the Levally surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.91%	87.97%	-4.29%
Hispanic	8.09%	8.27%	2.22%
Two or More Races	0%	3.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%