Explore the Family Name Levitin

The meaning of Levitin

Jewish (from Belarus): from East Slavic levit ‘Levite’ (see Levy) + the possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Sholom, Binyomin, Chaya, Moisey, Moshe, Naum, Reuven, Sarra, Shai. Russian Boris, Mikhail, Svetlana, Vladimir, Anatoly, Genady, Igor, Lev, Sergei, Yuriy.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Levitin has modestly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 51,945 in 2000 to 51,176 in 2010, signifying a slight rise of 1.48 percent. The number of people carrying this surname also saw an 8.24 percent increase over the decade, moving from 376 individuals in 2000 to 407 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100k people remained consistent at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,945	#51,176	1.48%
Count	376	407	8.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Levitin

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed that the majority of people with the Levitin surname identified as White. In 2000, 96.54 percent claimed this ethnicity, which slightly increased to 97.30 percent in 2010. A small proportion (2.13 percent in 2000 and 1.72 percent in 2010) identified as Hispanic. There was a minor presence of individuals who identified with two or more races in 2000, but this dropped to zero by 2010. It's worth noting that there were no reported instances of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.54%	97.3%	0.79%
Hispanic	2.13%	1.72%	-19.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.33%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%