Levy (surname)

Levy or Lévy is a surname generally of Hebrew origin.

It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining".

The surname usually refers to a family claiming Levite descent (from the Israelite tribe of Levi), which implies a specific social status in the structure of a traditional Jewish community.

Levy can also be—though it is very rarely—a surname of French, Scottish, and Welsh origin.

Variant spellings of the Scottish surname Levy are Levey, Leevy and Leavy.