Levy (surname)
Levy or Lévy is most commonly a surname of Hebrew origin. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning 'joining'. Another spelling of the surname is Levi or Lévi.
| Pronunciation | /ˈliːvi, ˈlɛvi/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Meaning | joining |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Levi, Lévi, Lévy |
The surname may refer to a family claiming Levite descent, which implies a specific social status in the structure of a traditional Jewish community.
Levy can also be a surname of French, Scottish, and Welsh origin. It is then a Highland’s shortening of the Irish Mac Duinnshléibhe (anglicized Donlevy). When eastern Ireland’s kingdom of Ulaid fell to John de Courcy in 1177, many of the MacDonlevy dynasty sought asylum in the Highlands of Scotland. Variant spellings of the Scottish surname Levy are Levey, Leevy and Leavy.[1][2]
People with the surname Levy/Lévy
In arts and media
Film, television, and theatre
- Caissie Levy (born 1981), Canadian stage actress and singer
- Dani Levy (born 1957), Swiss filmmaker, theatrical director and actor
- Dan Levy (Canadian actor) (born 1983), Canadian actor and TV personality; son of comedic actor Eugene Levy
- David Levy (psychologist) (born 1954), American psychologist, professor, author, and actor
- Deborah Levy (born 1959), British playwright, novelist, and poet
- Eugene Levy (born 1946), Canadian actor
- Gabriel Levy (1881–1965), German film producer
- Jane Levy (born 1989), American actress
- Paul Bern (Paul Levy, 1889–1932), German-American film director, screenwriter and producer
- Scott Anthony Levy (born 1964), American professional wrestler better known as Raven
- Shawn Levy (born 1968), Canadian-American actor, director and producer
- William Levy (actor) (born 1980), Cuban-American actor
- Zachary Levi (born 1980), Tony-nominated & Teen Choice Award-winning American actor
In literature and journalism
- Andrea Levy (1956–2019), British author
- Bernard-Henri Lévy (born 1948), French public intellectual and journalist
- Dan Levy (journalist) (born 1978), American sports journalist
- Daniel Levy (pianist) (born 1947), Argentine classical pianist, author and broadcaster
- David Levy (chess player) (born 1945), Scottish chess International Master; writer on chess, software, and games theory
- David Levy (economist), American economist and author
- David Levy (psychologist) (born 1954), American psychologist, professor, author, actor
- David H. Levy (born 1948), Canadian astronomer and science writer
- Deborah Levy (born 1959), British playwright, novelist, and poet
- Hyman Levy (1889–1971), Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
- Moshe Levy (author) (born 1948), author and survivor of the Israeli destroyer Eilat
- Oscar Levy (1867–1946), German physician and writer
- Paul Levy (journalist) (born 1941), US/British journalist and author
- Paul M. G. Lévy (1910–2002), Belgian journalist and professor
- Steve Levy (born 1965), ESPN anchor
- Steven Levy (born 1951), American technology writer
- William Levy (author) (born 1939), American writer
In music
- Barrington Levy (born 1964), Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist
- Dan Levy, French musician and multi-instrumentalist for The Dø
- Daniel Levy (pianist) (born 1947), Argentine classical pianist, author and broadcaster
- Fabien Lévy (born 1968), French composer
- General Levy (Paul Levy, born 1971), London born ragga vocalist
- Jacques Levy (1935–2004) Jewish American songwriter
- James Levy, American singer, songwriter and producer, best known for song Glorious covered by The Pierces
- Joshua Levy, pianist and arranger for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Lou Levy (pianist) (1928–2001), American jazz pianist and session man, best known for his bebop and cool-jazz-based playing style
- Louis Levy (1894–1957), English composer and musical director of Gaumont-British studios
- Marvin David Levy (1932–2015), American composer
- Mike Lévy (born 1985), French musician known as Gesaffelstein
- Paul Lhérie (Paul Lévy, 1844–1937), French opera singer
- Yasmin Levy (born 1975), Israeli-Spanish singer-songwriter
In other media
- Bob Levy (comedian) (born 1962), stand-up comedian and radio personality
- Dan Levy (born 1981), American comedian
- Maya Cohen Levy (born 1955), Israeli artist
- William Alexander Levy (1909–1997), American architect and interior designer
- William Auerbach-Levy (1889–1964), Russian-American painter and artist
In business
- Daniel Levy (businessman) (born 1962), Chairman of the British football club Tottenham Hotspur
- David Levy Yulee (1810–1886), Democratic senator from Florida, industrialist and railroad entrepreneur
- David Guy Levy, president and CEO of Periscope Entertainment
- Florence Nightingale Levy (1870–1947), American arts administrator
- Lewis Levy (1815–1885), was an Australian businessman and politician
- Lou Levy (publisher) (1912–1995), American music publisher who played a key role in the careers of some of the most famous songwriters
- Morris Levy (born 1927) American music industry executive
- Paul F. Levy, former President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
In government and politics
United States
- Aaron J. Levy (1881–1955), New York politician and judge
- Bob Levy (New Jersey politician) (born 1947), former mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey
- David Levy (Israeli politician) (born 1937), Israeli politician
- David A. Levy (born 1953), U.S. Representative from New York
- Harold O. Levy (1952–2018), American lawyer and businessman
- Meyer Levy (1887–1967), New York politician
- Norman J. Levy (1931–1998), American politician
- Steve Levy (politician) (born 1959), American politician
- William M. Levy (1827–1882), U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Other countries
- Bob Levy (Canadian politician), Canadian politician and judge
- Daniel Levy (political analyst), Israeli political analyst, active in the joint non-governmental Israeli-Palestinian Geneva Initiative
- Sir Daniel Levy (politician) (1872–1937), Australian lawyer and politician
- Hyman Levy (1889–1971), Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
- Ian Levy, British politician and MP-elect in 2019
- Jean-Pierre Lévy (born 1935) French diplomat
- R. Clifford Levy (1905–1971), Canadian politician
In military
- Moshe Levi (1936–2008), 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
- Moshe Levy (author) (born 1948), author and survivor of the Israeli destroyer Eilat
- Neville Levy (1892–1974), captain in the US Navy
- Simeon Magruder Levy (1774–1807), US Army officer
In science and academia
In biology, medicine, and psychology
- Carl Edvard Marius Levy (1808–1865), Danish obstetrician
- David Levy (psychologist) (born 1954), American psychologist, professor, author, actor
- Jerre Levy (born 1938), American psychologist
- Julia Levy (born 1934), Canadian microbiologist and immunologist
- Oscar Levy (1867–1946), German physician and writer
In mathematics
- Azriel Lévy (born 1934), Israeli mathematician
- Hyman Levy (1889–1971), Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
- Paul Lévy (mathematician) (1886–1971), French mathematician
- Tony Lévy (born 1943), French historian of mathematics
Other academic fields
- Bernard-Henri Lévy (born 1948), French public intellectual and journalist
- Daniel Levy (sociologist) (born 1962), German–American political sociologist
- David Benjamin Levy (fl. 2000s), American musicologist
- David Levy (economist), American economist and author
- David C. Levy (born 1938), educator, museum director and art historian
- David H. Levy (born 1948), Canadian astronomer and science writer
- David M. Levy, American computer scientist at the University of Washington
- Gertrude Rachel Levy (1884–1966), author and cultural historian
- Maurice Lévy (1922–), French physicist
- Moshe Levy (chemist) (1927–2015), Israeli professor of chemistry
- Paul M. G. Lévy (1910–2002), Belgian journalist and professor
- Pierre Lévy (born 1956), French philosopher, cultural theorist and media scholar
- Raphaël-Georges Lévy (1853–1933), French economist
- Richard S. Levy (born 1940), American historian and academic
- Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), American sailor and curator
In sport and games
- Alexander Lévy (born 1990), French golfer
- David Levy (chess player) (born 1945), Scottish chess International Master; writer on chess, software, and games theory
- David Levy (footballer) (born 1963), Israeli former footballer
- DeAndre Levy (born 1987), American Detroit Lions linebacker
- Edward Lawrence Levy (1851–1932), English world champion weightlifter
- Harel Levy (born 1978), Israeli professional tennis player; highest world singles ranking # 30
- Len Levy (1921–1999), American football player and professional wrestler
- Lenny Levy (1913–1993), American Major League Baseball coach
- Marv Levy (born 1925), American and Canadian former football coach
- Maximilian Levy (born 1987) German track cyclist
- Moshe Levy (athlete) (born 1952), Israeli paralympic athlete
- Raphaël Lévy (born 1981), professional Magic: The Gathering player
- Ronny Levy (born 1966), Israeli football manager
- Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), American sailor and curator
In other fields
- Bernard Levy, pioneer of Kosher certification in the United States
- Chandra Levy (1977–2001), American murder victim
- David Levy (inventor) (born c. 1967), "Inventor in Residence" to the Arthur D. Little Company
- David L. Levy (born 1936), children's rights activist; Board President of Children's Rights Council
- Elias Levy (fl. c. 2000), security specialist
- June Rockwell Levy (died 1951), American philanthropist
- Liza Levy, Jewish community activist
- Ludwig Levy, (1854–1907), German architect
- Maurice Lévy (1838–1910), French engineer
- Yvette Lévy (born 1926), French educator and Holocaust survivor
See also
- Levi (surname)
- Levie (disambiguation), includes list of people with name Levie
- Levy Li (born 1987), Miss Malaysia Universe 2008–2009
- Levy Fidelix (born 1951), Brazilian conservative politician, businessman and journalist
- All pages with titles beginning with Levy
- All pages with titles containing Levy
References
- Rev. Patrick Woulfe, Priest of the Diocese of Limerick, Member of the Council, National Academy of Ireland, Irish Names and Surnames, © 1967 Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, in Irish and English, pp. 355–356
- Edward MacLysaght, Irish Families – Their Names, Arms and Origins, © 1972 Allen Figgis and Co. Ltd., in U.S.A., New York, Crown Publishers, Inc., p. 118, “MacDONLEVY, Dunleavy, Leavy … Mac Duinnshléibhe … In modern times it has many synonyms : besides spelling variants such as Donlevy, there is McAleevy (due to the aspiration of the D), Leevy (by abbreviation) and MacNulty, or in Irish, Mac an Ultaigh, i.e. son of the Ulidian (Ultach).”
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