As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LEVERETT. Not the young hare— but the female greyhound — Fr. Uvn'tfe ; probably applied to a swift-footed person. In like manner Leveridge, if not local, may be the Fr. levricte, wliich is a diminutive of levrette.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Diminutive

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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