# Levi (surname)

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

A Jewish surname from Hebrew.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,500 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,731 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 41,166 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (6,569 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliː.vaɪ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Levy |

## Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Levi 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) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Levi in the United States, Spain, Brazil and Israel.

## People named Levi

- Simona Levi, artist and activist (born 1966)
- Herbert Walter Levi, American arachnologist (1921–2014)
- Margaret Levi, American political scientist
- Howard Levi, American mathematician (1916–2002)
- David Levi, American actor and keyboard player
- Josh Levi, American singer
- Rino Levi, Brazilian-Italian architect (1901–1965)
- Moshe Levy, 12th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1936–2008)

## Similar surnames

Levy, Leyva, Leiva, Levey, Leavy, Lev, Levay, Leib, Leiby, Əliyeva, Love, Libby.

## 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.