Explore the Family Name Levett

The meaning of Levett

English: variant of Leavitt.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Levett saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 32,823 in popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to 37,735, representing a decrease of nearly 15%. The number of individuals bearing the surname also diminished during this period. There were approximately 659 persons with the last name Levett in 2000, but this figure dropped to 589 by 2010, a decrease of over 10%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Levett per 100,000 also fell by about 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,823	#37,735	-14.97%
Count	659	589	-10.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.2	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Levett

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Levett. Between 2000 and 2010, the majority of those with the surname identified as either White or Black. The percentage identifying as White fell slightly from 56.45% to 52.80%, while the percentage identifying as Black increased modestly from 41.88% to 43.46%. During this same period, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.06% to 1.70%. The census for both years shows no record of the surname Levett among the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Interestingly, a small percentage (1.87%) reported having more than one ethnicity in 2010, a category that wasn't represented at all in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	56.45%	52.8%	-6.47%
Black	41.88%	43.46%	3.77%
Two or More Races	0%	1.87%	0%
Hispanic	1.06%	1.7%	60.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%