Leverton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Leaverton

Etymology

Two main origins:

• The hamlet in Berkshire is named with the Old English personal name Lēofwaru, which is composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) and waru (“care, guard, protection”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
• The village in Lincolnshire is named with Old English lǣfer (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Leverton (countable and uncountable, plural Levertons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3370).
   2. A village and civil parish in Boston district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3947).
   3. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Missouri, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• North Leverton with Habblesthorpe
• South Leverton

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leverton is the 29626^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 795 individuals. Leverton is most common among White (95.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leverton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 429.

Anagrams

• overlent