Explore the Family Name Leveillee

The meaning of Leveillee

French (Léveillée): variant of Léveillé ‘the lively’ (see Leveille) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Léveillée is very rare in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Herve, Pierre, Ghislaine, Jean Guy, Lucien, Marcel, Normand.

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

The surname Leveillee has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 83,618 in terms of the most common surnames in America but jumped up to the 73,911 position by 2010, marking an 11.61 percent increase. The count of individuals with this surname also rose by 25.36 percent during this period, from 209 to 262 people. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the surname increased from 0.08 to 0.09, indicating an overall growth rate of 12.5 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,618	#73,911	11.61%
Count	209	262	25.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leveillee

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Leveillee surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded Leveillees who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native or having two or more races. The percentage of those identifying as White slightly decreased from 98.56 in 2000 to 97.71 in 2010, a change of -0.86 percent. However, the data still indicates that the Leveillee surname is predominantly linked to the White ethnic identity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.56%	97.71%	-0.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%