Levy Family History
Levy Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic and Sephardic): from the Biblical personal name
Levi, from a Hebrew word meaning ‘joining’. This was borne by a
son of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 29: 34). Bearers of this name are
Levites, members of the tribe of Levi, who form a hereditary caste who
assist the kohanim (see Cohen) in their priestly duties.
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Name Distribution of Levy Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Levy families
 1,618 - 3,234  540 - 1,617 |
 1 - 539  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Levy families
|
1,559 - 3,116 520 - 1,558 |
1 - 519 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Levy families
|
23 - 43 8 - 22 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Levy Family Origin
Levy Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Levy
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Levy Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Levy census records
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Levy Civil War Service Records
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