# Levin (surname)

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

A surname from Hebrew.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 19,144 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,876 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,128 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.4% (19,070 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /lɛˑvɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Leven, Levene, Lewin |

## Etymology

From Russian Левин (Levin), from Леви (Levi) + -ин (-in, “forming possessives & adjectives”), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (“Levi”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Levine.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Levin 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Levin in the United States and Azerbaijan.

## People named Levin

- Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright (1929–2007)
- Tony Levin, American rock bass player (born 1946)
- Carl Levin, American politician (1934–2021)
- Henry Levin, American film director (1909-1980)
- Robert Levin, American musician
- Charles Levin, American actor (1949-2019)
- Sander Levin, American politician (born 1931)
- Zoe Levin, American actress
- Mark Levin, American lawyer, radio and television personality
- Andy Levin, American politician (born 1960)
- Janna Levin, American theoretical cosmologist
- Simon A. Levin, American ecologist (born 1941)

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Levine, Lavin, Levan, Lavine, Lovin, Leven, Lepine, Luevano, Lubin, Lapham, Lappin, Luviano.

## 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.