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![Show Contents]() Levin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Levin familyThe surname Levin was first found in Westmorland where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century where they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Levin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Levin research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1412, 1435, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1556, 1600, 1607, 1625, 1673, 1678, 1693 and 1698 are included under the topic Early Levin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Levin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Levins, Levinz, Leving, Levings, Living, Livins, Levinge and many more. Early Notables of the Levin familyDistinguished members of the family include - William Levinz (1625-1698), English doctor of medicine and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University, President of St John's College, Oxford (1673-1698)
Levin RankingIn the United States, the name Levin is the 2,310th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in Russia, the name Levin is ranked the 851st most popular surname with an estimated 21,481 people with that name. 2
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Levin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Lewis Levin, who arrived in South Carolina in 1824
| Levin migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Levin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Nathaniel William Levin, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
- Robert Levin, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mermaid" in 1859 3
- Lewis Levin, aged 34, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Schiehallion" in 1872
| Contemporary Notables of the name Levin (post 1700) | + |
- Gerald M. Levin (1939-2024), American media businessman, best known for brokering the merger between AOL and Time Warner in 2000
- Fredric Gerson Levin (1937-2021), American plaintiffs' lawyer in the state of Florida, Chairman of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A, a law firm in Northwest Florida, he died from COVID-19
- Charles Leonard Levin (1926-2020), American jurist, Michigan Court of Appeals judge from 1966 to 1972 and
- Ida Levin (1963-2016), American concert violinist
- Ira Levin (1929-2007), American author, dramatist and songwriter
- Janna J. Levin (b. 1967), American theoretical cosmologist
- Beth Levin (b. 1950), American classical pianist
- Alan Levin (1926-2006), three-time Emmy Award-winning American filmmaker and journalist
- Mr. Lazarus J. Levin, British Councillor, held the position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1940 to 1941
- Walter Levin (1924-2017), German founder, first violinist, and guiding spirit of the LaSalle Quartet (1947-1948)
- ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Historic Events for the Levin family | + |
Triangle Waist Company - Miss Jennie Levin (b. 1892), Russian Jewish garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she died in the fire 4
| Suggested Readings for the name Levin | + |
- The History and Record of the Families Levin, Garber, Rynland by Marilyn Lane Taylor.
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