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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
703,222
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Levy
The information for this chart came from the U.S. Immigration Collection at Ancestry.co.uk.
You can find out where the majority of the Levy families were living before
they immigrated to the U.S and learn where to focus your search for foreign records.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival, and destination.
Did the Levys fight in a war? Military records can tell you a lot
about your ancestors including birthplace, occupation and even physical descriptions.
Starting a family tree at Ancestry is not only the easiest way to organise, preserve
and share your family history, it's also a direct link to missing information about
your roots.