How common is the surname Levis?

2,003 people in the United States had the surname Levis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,142 Americans. It ranked 14,806th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Levis?

Joseph Levis, American fencer (1905–2005).

Where is the surname Levis most common?

Wikidata records people named Levis in the United States.

Is the surname Levis getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,022 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,003 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Levis

A surname, carried by 2,003 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Levis is more common than 90.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,003 people named Levis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,142 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,022.

#14,806

rank among US surnames

2,003

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,742)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,799	Wegman	2,005	153,988
#14,803	Nazarian	2,004	154,065
#14,806	Cottone	2,003	154,142
#14,814	Platero	2,002	154,219

Who is named Levis

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

79% of people named Levis identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leviss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Levis
American fencer (1905–2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Levis

Levis has the Soundex code L120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L120.

Questions

How common is the surname Levis?: 2,003 people in the United States had the surname Levis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,142 Americans. It ranked 14,806th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Levis?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Levis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Levis?: Joseph Levis, American fencer (1905–2005).
Where is the surname Levis most common?: Wikidata records people named Levis in the United States.
Is the surname Levis getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,022 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,003 in 2010, down 0.9%.