Find out how popular the last name Leverett is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Leverett.

Leverett, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Leverett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Leverett in America

Leverett is the 7359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Leverett surname appeared 4,527 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Leverett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Leverett to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Leverett

The surname Leverett is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "lefer" or "lafur", meaning a small stream or brook, and "hyht" or "hath", meaning a wooded hill or slope. It is believed to have originated in the 11th century as a locational name, referring to someone who lived near a small stream flowing down a wooded slope.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Leveret" and "Leverad". In the 13th century, the name was also spelled as "Leveriche" and "Leveryk".

One of the earliest notable figures bearing this surname was John Leverett, born in 1616 in Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1673 to 1679.

Another prominent individual was Frederick Percival Leverett, an American geologist born in 1859. He was known for his studies of glacial geology and contributed significantly to the understanding of the glacial history of the Great Lakes region.

In the late 16th century, a family bearing the Leverett surname owned land and property in the village of Shalford, Surrey, England. Records show that a William Leverett was a landowner in the area during this time.

The name Leverett has also been associated with several place names, such as Leverett, Massachusetts, a town named after the colonial governor John Leverett, and Leverett's Corner, a historic district in Boston, Massachusetts.

Other notable individuals with the Leverett surname include:

• John Leverett Jr. (1662-1724), an American merchant and politician who served as the President of Harvard College.
• Charles Edward Leverett (1834-1902), an American lawyer and Confederate officer during the American Civil War.
• Hubert Leverett (1878-1951), an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

While the surname Leverett is not among the most common in the English-speaking world, it has a rich history dating back to the Middle Ages and has been carried by individuals who have made significant contributions in various fields.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Leverett

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Leverett.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Leverett was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Leverett has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Leverett was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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