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Levi Family Crest
Levi Family Crest
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Where did the Jewish Levi family come from? What is the Jewish Levi family crest and coat of arms? When did the Levi family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Levi family history?

The name Levi is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources.Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Levi is a Jewish name that was originally derived from the Hebrew male given name Levi, which means joining. The name was extremely popular because it was borne by Levi, the son of the Biblical figures Jacob and Leah, who was the Hebrew patriarch and the ancestor of the Levites. The Levites, the Israelite tribe that was not alloted land, were the priests or assistants of the priest in the temple.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Levi Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Alfred S. Levi, aged 7, who arrived at Ellis Island from Wiesbaden, in 1892
  • Amalie Levi, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island from Saudinbach, in 1892

Levi Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Agostino Levi, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island from Campodolcino, Italy, in 1908
  • Adele C. Levi, aged 38, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1909
  • Abraham L Levi, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1910


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  • Wayne John Levi (b. 1952), American golfer
  • David F. Levi (b. 1951), American jurist
  • Primo Levi (1919-1987), Italian writer and chemist
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Daniel Levi (1888-1966), German mathematician
  • Eugenio Elia Levi (1883-1917), Italian mathematician
  • Yehuda Levi (b. 1926), Rector and Professor of Electro-optics at the Jerusalem College of Technology


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The Levi Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Levi Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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