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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Levy
Name Distribution of Levy Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
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
Levy census records
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Levy Family Origin
Levy Emigration Information (US)
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Levy Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Levy families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Levy Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Levy census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Levy ancestors, such as occupation.
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Military Service by Levy
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