How common is the surname Levinson?

5,147 people in the United States had the surname Levinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. It ranked 6,579th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Levinson?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Levinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Levinson?

Barry Levinson, American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer, followed by Sam Levinson.

Where is the surname Levinson most common?

Wikidata records people named Levinson in the United States.

Is the surname Levinson getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,147 in 2010, down 4.9%.

The surname Levinson

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,147 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Levinson is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

From Levin + -son.

Levinson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,147 people named Levinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. That is down 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,415.

#6,579

rank among US surnames

5,147

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-4.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,858)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,574	McGough	5,150	59,951
#6,576	McCandless	5,149	59,962
#6,578	Hartung	5,148	59,974
#6,579	Lemos	5,147	59,986
#6,583	Hammel	5,146	59,997

Who is named Levinson

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

95% of people named Levinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Levinsons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barry Levinson
American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer, born 1942
Sam Levinson
American screenwriter, director and producer, born 1985
Arthur D. Levinson
American molecular biologist, biochemist and chairman of Apple Inc. (born 1950)
Norman Levinson
American mathematician (1912–1975)
Richard Levinson
American screenwriter and producer (1934–1987)
Paul Levinson
American writer and professor of communications and media studies, born 1947

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Levinson

Levinson has the Soundex code L152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L152.

Questions

Where does the surname Levinson come from?: From Levin + -son.
How common is the surname Levinson?: 5,147 people in the United States had the surname Levinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. It ranked 6,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Levinson?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Levinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Levinson?: Barry Levinson, American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer, followed by Sam Levinson.
Where is the surname Levinson most common?: Wikidata records people named Levinson in the United States.
What type of surname is Levinson?: Levinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Levinson getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,147 in 2010, down 4.9%.