Lever Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lever Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lever family

Profession Census Frequency
School 310
Cotton Weaver 41
Private Means 29
Labourer 27
Farm Labourer 26
General Labourer 19
Weaver 16
Clerk 15
Dressmaker 14
Assisting In The Business 13
At Home 13
None 12
At School 11
Grocer Assistant 11
School Boy 11
Housekeeper 10
Carter 10
General Servant (domestic) 10
Bricklayer 9
Charwoman 9
House Keeper 9
House Painter 8
Nil 8
Assisting In Business 8
Domestic Servant 8

Lever Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Oliver 67% 143,908
2 Lever 100% 17,877
3 Leaver 83% 13,312
4 Laver 80% 8,323
5 Olver 60% 4,173
6 Lover 80% 2,095
7 Liver 80% 969
8 Olivier 57% 620
9 Elver 60% 325
10 Levoir 67% 171
11 Aliver 67% 170
12 Lievre 50% 168
13 Oilver 50% 160
14 Alver 60% 109
15 Olever 83% 106

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The surname Lever is the 2nd most popular variant of Oliver.

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