Explore the Family Name Leveck

The meaning of Leveck

1. Altered form of French Levesque. 2. In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Levec: nickname for a left-handed person, derived from leva ‘left (hand)’. Alternatively, a nickname from the name levec for a kind of lark.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Leveck has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 53,420 in terms of its usage, which dipped to 60,045 by 2010, marking a decrease of 12.4%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also fell from 363 to 336 during this period, a drop of 7.44%. Moreover, the proportion of people with the last name Leveck per 100,000 individuals in the population decreased by 15.38%, moving from 0.13 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,420	#60,045	-12.4%
Count	363	336	-7.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leveck

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Leveck surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 84.85% identified as White, a percentage that increased slightly to 86.61% by 2010. The second largest ethnicity group were those identifying as Hispanic, albeit their percentage decreased marginally from 12.40% in 2000 to 11.90% in 2010. In 2000, a small proportion of 2.48% identified with two or more races, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.85%	86.61%	2.07%
Hispanic	12.4%	11.9%	-4.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.48%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%