The Leavitt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,133 people carried this name — #2,743 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,500 people counted. That is up 7% from 12,223 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

116 families named Leavitt, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 679 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 8 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New Hampshire 67
Massachusetts 17
Maine 12
Connecticut 12
Virginia 4
Vermont 2
New York 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 249 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Leavitt in American newspapers,
1887–1928.

Newspaper page from Las Vegas Age carrying the name Leavitt
Las Vegas Age 1928-08-23
Newspaper page from Press And Daily Dakotaian carrying the name Leavitt
Press And Daily Dakotaian 1887-04-04
Newspaper page from Custer Chronicle carrying the name Leavitt
Custer Chronicle 1887-04-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 144,943 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Leavitt in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

1,528 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Leavitt. The most, 958, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 545
South Australia 381
Victoria 232
New South Wales 219
Tasmania 107
Western Australia 26
ACT (Canberra) 11
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Leavitt.

Who carried it

People named Leavitt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dudley Leavitt
    Dudley Leavitt 1720–1762
  • John Leavitt 1608–1691
  • Josiah Leavitt 1653–1708
  • Dorothy Dudley 1654–1706
  • Moses Leavitt 1683–1754
  • Sarah Leavitt 1685–1743

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Leavitt,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,076 records

1,076 records of the Leavitt name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 442
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 232
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 140
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 136
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 65
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 53
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ralph A. Leavitt

    Born 1907 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles; cook from Los Angeles County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joshna Leavitt

    Arrived at New York in 1897 aboard the Chateau Lafite from Bordeaux, aged 30; farmer. From France; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Frank Clyde Leavitt

    Veteran. Born 1872, died 1952; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,076 records for Leavitt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada41 records

41 records of the Leavitt name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 16
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 13
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 10
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hugh Leavitt

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frederick Leavitt

    Died 1912 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Gordon Leavitt

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 41 records for Leavitt in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Leavitt name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos R. Leavitt

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Nebraska, aged 24; American.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Swain Leavitt

    Will registered in Queensland in 1857.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Henry Leavitt

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Simonds.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Leavitt in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Leavitt name in the United Kingdom Welsh wills index cards
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Elizabeth Anne Leavitt

    Will proved in 1931; of Llandudno, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Maud Peabody Leavitt

    Will proved in 1937; of Llandudno, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Counts: National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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