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Lever Name Meaning

nickname for a fleet-footed or timid person, from Old French levre ‘hare’ (Latin lepus, genitive leporis). It may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a hunter of hares. topographic name for someone who lived in a place thickly grown with rushes, from Old English l?fer ‘rush’, ‘reed’, ‘iris’. Compare Laver 3. Great and Little Lever in Greater Manchester (formerly in Lancashire) are named with this word (in a collective sense) and in some cases the surname may also be derived from these places. possibly from an unrecorded Middle English survival of an Old English personal name, Leofhere, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + here ‘army’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Leven, Laver, Leer, Leber, Leger, Lier, Lemer, Levee, Klever, Leier

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Lever Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Lever name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Lever. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    52%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    22%

  • Germanic Europe

    4%

  • Italy

    3%

  • European Jewish

    3%

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Lever Family Origin

Where is the Lever family from?

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You can see how Lever families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lever family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lever families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,264 Lever families living in Lancashire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Lever's in the UK. Lancashire had the highest population of Lever families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Lever surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Lever Family Occupations

What did your Lever ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Lever occupation in the UK was Coal Miner. 3% of Lever's were Coal Miners. Coal Miner, Agricultural Labourer and Farmer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Lever. A less common occupation for the Lever family was Labourer.

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  • Coal Miner

    3%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    2%

  • Farmer

    2%

  • Labourer

    2%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Lever ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Lever Historical Records

What Lever family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 62,000 census records available for the last name Lever. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Lever census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 7,000 immigration records available for the last name Lever. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 6,000 military records available for the last name Lever. For the veterans among your Lever ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Lever Life Expectancy

What is the average Lever lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Lever life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Lever in 1945 was 30, and 75 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Lever ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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