# Leavitt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/leavitt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,133 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,743 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,509 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.4% (12,223 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛ.vɪt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Levett |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Leavitt in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Leavitt in the United States.

## People named Leavitt

- Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and human calculator (1868–1921)
- Karoline Leavitt, American writer and political aide (born 1997)
- Mike Leavitt, American politician
- Sam Leavitt, American cinematographer (1904-1984)
- David Leavitt, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, professor (born 1961)
- Robert Leavitt, American hurdler (1883–1954)
- Ron Leavitt, American screenwriter (1947-2008)
- Charles Leavitt, American screenwriter
- Harold Leavitt, American psychologist
- Emma Leavitt-Morgan, American tennis player

## Similar surnames

Levitt, Lovitt, Lovett, Lovato, Lobato, Lafayette, Luft, Loveday, Lovette, Labadie, Labat, Lafata.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.