How common is the surname Levi?

7,500 people in the United States had the surname Levi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,166 Americans. It ranked 4,731st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Levi?

Simona Levi, artist and activist (born 1966), followed by Herbert Walter Levi.

Where is the surname Levi most common?

Wikidata records people named Levi in the United States, Spain and Brazil and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Levi?

Levi is /ˈliː.vaɪ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Levi getting more or less common?

More common. 6,569 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,500 in 2010, up 14%.

Is Levi also a first name?

Yes. Levi is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Levi

A Hebrew surname, carried by 7,500 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈliː.vaɪ/ 2 syllables Soundex L100 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Levi is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

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

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,500 people named Levi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,166 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,569.

#4,731

rank among US surnames

7,500

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+14.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,915)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,726	Lei	7,504	41,144
#4,729	Berlin	7,503	41,150
#4,730	Diallo	7,502	41,155
#4,731	Levi	7,500	41,166

Who is named Levi

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

72% of people named Levi identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.6%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Levis

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Simona Levi
Artist and activist (born 1966)
Herbert Walter Levi
American arachnologist (1921–2014)
Margaret Levi
American political scientist, born 1947
Howard Levi
American mathematician (1916–2002)
David Levi
American actor and keyboard player, born 1994
Josh Levi
American singer, born 1998
Rino Levi
Brazilian-Italian architect (1901–1965)
Moshe Levy
12th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1936–2008)

Notable Levis come mostly from the United States (5), Spain (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Levy

Surnames that sound like Levi

Levi has the Soundex code L100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L100.

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Levi come from?: Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi.
How common is the surname Levi?: 7,500 people in the United States had the surname Levi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,166 Americans. It ranked 4,731st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Levi?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Levi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Levi?: Simona Levi, artist and activist (born 1966), followed by Herbert Walter Levi.
Where is the surname Levi most common?: Wikidata records people named Levi in the United States, Spain and Brazil and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Levi?: Levi is /ˈliː.vaɪ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Levi getting more or less common?: More common. 6,569 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,500 in 2010, up 14%.
What are other spellings of Levi?: Levy.
Is Levi also a first name?: Yes. Levi is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.