How common is the surname Levin?

19,144 people in the United States had the surname Levin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,128 Americans. It ranked 1,876th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Levin?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Levin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Levin?

Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright (1929–2007), followed by Tony Levin.

Where is the surname Levin most common?

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

How do you pronounce Levin?

Levin is /lɛˑvɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Levin getting more or less common?

More common. 19,070 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,144 in 2010, up 0.4%.

Is Levin also a first name?

Yes. Levin 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 Levin

A Hebrew surname, carried by 19,144 people in the United States.

Pronounced /lɛˑvɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex L150 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). Levin is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

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

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 19,144 people named Levin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,128 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 19,070.

#1,876

rank among US surnames

19,144

people in 2010

6.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,721)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,867	Story	19,218	16,065
#1,868	Valentin	19,211	16,071
#1,869	Yost	19,210	16,072
#1,870	Langford	19,208	16,074
#1,871	Herndon	19,183	16,095
#1,872	Napier	19,182	16,096
#1,873	Lai	19,157	16,117

Who is named Levin

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

95% of people named Levin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Levins

18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1947
Charles Levin
American actor (1949-2019)
Sander Levin
American politician (born 1931)
Zoe Levin
American actress, born 1993
Mark Levin
American lawyer, radio and television personality, born 1957
Andy Levin
American politician (born 1960)
Janna Levin
American theoretical cosmologist, born 1967
Simon A. Levin
American ecologist (born 1941)

Notable Levins come mostly from the United States (17) and Azerbaijan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Leven
Levene
Lewin

Surnames that sound like Levin

Levin has the Soundex code L150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L150.

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Levin come from?: From Russian Левин (Levin), from Леви (Levi) + -ин (-in, “forming possessives & adjectives”), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (“Levi”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Levine.
How common is the surname Levin?: 19,144 people in the United States had the surname Levin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,128 Americans. It ranked 1,876th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Levin?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Levin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Levin?: Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright (1929–2007), followed by Tony Levin.
Where is the surname Levin most common?: Wikidata records people named Levin in the United States and Azerbaijan.
How do you pronounce Levin?: Levin is /lɛˑvɪn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Levin getting more or less common?: More common. 19,070 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,144 in 2010, up 0.4%.
What are other spellings of Levin?: Leven, Levene and Lewin.
Is Levin also a first name?: Yes. Levin 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.