Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
LEVER
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LEVER. Apparently a personal name. Hence the genitive Levers, the patrouymical Leverson, and the local Leverton. But it is also local, there being three places called Lever iu Lancashire.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English