Levin Family History
Levin Name Meaning
Jewish (mainly from Lithuania and Belarus): variant of Levy formed with the Slavic possesive suffix -in in place of the original ending. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the German personal name Levin (see 4 below). As a Jewish name it sometimes represents a pet form of western Yiddish ‘lion’ (compare Lowe ). Russian: patronymic from Lëva a pet form of the personal name Lev. German: from the ancient Germanic personal name represented by Old English Lēofwine composed of the elements lēof ‘dear beloved’ + wine ‘friend’. See also Lewin
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022