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'''Levenson''' is a surname. It |
'''Levenson''' is a surname. It may be a variant of the Scottish surname [[Livingstone (name)|Livingstone]]. The Livingstone are a Scottish branch of the Irish [[Dunleavy]]/[[MacNulty]] royals.<ref>John O’Hart, ''Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation'', 5th edition, in two volumes, originally published in Dublin in 1892, reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976, Vol. 1, (Heremon Genealogies), p. 426</ref> Levenson (and Levinson, Levinsohn, etc.) may also be a Jewish surname, meaning "son of Levi" - referring to one of the twelve tribes in Israel. Levenson may refer to: |
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* [[Alan Levenson]], American Jewish scholar |
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* [[Arthur Levenson]] (1914–2007), American cryptographer who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II |
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* [[Barry Levenson]], American blues musician and record producer |
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* [[Barton Paul Levenson]] (born 1960), American science fiction writer |
* [[Barton Paul Levenson]] (born 1960), American science fiction writer |
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* [[Boris Levenson]] ( |
* [[Boris Levenson]] (1884–1947), Romanian composer |
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* [[Bruce Levenson]] (born 1949), American businessman and philanthropist |
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* [[Christopher Levenson]] (born 1934), Canadian poet |
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* [[Claude B. Levenson]] (1938–2010), French journalist and writer |
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* [[Dan Levenson (artist)]] (born 1972), American contemporary artist |
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* [[Dan Levenson (musician)]] (born c. 1955), American musician and storyteller |
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* [[Ellie Levenson]] (born 1978), British journalist |
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* [[Emanuel Levenson]] (1916–1998), American classical musician |
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* [[Fredrick Levenson]] (1945–2012), American author and psychoanalyst |
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* [[Gavan Levenson]] (born 1953), South African golfer |
* [[Gavan Levenson]] (born 1953), South African golfer |
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* Jeanine Levenson, known as [[Jeanine Tesori]], composer of musicals |
* Jeanine Levenson, known as [[Jeanine Tesori]] (born 1961), American composer of musicals |
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* [[Jill Levenson]], American social worker |
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* [[Jon D. Levenson]], American Hebrew Bible scholar |
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* [[Joseph R. Levenson]] (1920–1969), American historian |
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* [[Laurie Levenson]] (born 1956), American lawyer and professor |
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* [[Mark Levenson]], American musical director |
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* [[Noah Levenson]] (born 1981), American computer programmer and writer |
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* [[Robert Levenson]] (1897–1961), American lyricist |
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* [[Sam Levenson]] (1911–1980), American humorist, writer, television host and journalist |
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* [[Silvia Levenson]] (born 1957), Argentine glass artist and activist |
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* [[Stan Levenson]] (1938–2016), Canadian sprinter |
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* [[Steven Levenson]] (born 1984), American playwright and television writer |
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* [[Thomas Levenson]], American science writer and academic |
* [[Thomas Levenson]], American science writer and academic |
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* [[Jon Levenson]], Albert A List Professor of Jewish Studies, Harvard University |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[MacDunleavy (dynasty)]] |
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* [[Levinson]] |
* [[Levinson]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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This is incorrect. Levenson (and Levinson, Levinsohn, etc.) |
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mean "son of Levi" - a tribe in Israel. In short it's a Jewish name. |
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Any name that begins "Lev" is a pretty good indicator that the name is Jewish. |
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Latest revision as of 06:15, 22 March 2024
Levenson is a surname. It may be a variant of the Scottish surname Livingstone. The Livingstone are a Scottish branch of the Irish Dunleavy/MacNulty royals.[1] Levenson (and Levinson, Levinsohn, etc.) may also be a Jewish surname, meaning "son of Levi" - referring to one of the twelve tribes in Israel. Levenson may refer to:
- Alan Levenson, American Jewish scholar
- Arthur Levenson (1914–2007), American cryptographer who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II
- Barry Levenson, American blues musician and record producer
- Barton Paul Levenson (born 1960), American science fiction writer
- Boris Levenson (1884–1947), Romanian composer
- Bruce Levenson (born 1949), American businessman and philanthropist
- Christopher Levenson (born 1934), Canadian poet
- Claude B. Levenson (1938–2010), French journalist and writer
- Dan Levenson (artist) (born 1972), American contemporary artist
- Dan Levenson (musician) (born c. 1955), American musician and storyteller
- Ellie Levenson (born 1978), British journalist
- Emanuel Levenson (1916–1998), American classical musician
- Fredrick Levenson (1945–2012), American author and psychoanalyst
- Gavan Levenson (born 1953), South African golfer
- Jeanine Levenson, known as Jeanine Tesori (born 1961), American composer of musicals
- Jill Levenson, American social worker
- Jon D. Levenson, American Hebrew Bible scholar
- Joseph R. Levenson (1920–1969), American historian
- Laurie Levenson (born 1956), American lawyer and professor
- Mark Levenson, American musical director
- Noah Levenson (born 1981), American computer programmer and writer
- Robert Levenson (1897–1961), American lyricist
- Sam Levenson (1911–1980), American humorist, writer, television host and journalist
- Silvia Levenson (born 1957), Argentine glass artist and activist
- Stan Levenson (1938–2016), Canadian sprinter
- Steven Levenson (born 1984), American playwright and television writer
- Thomas Levenson, American science writer and academic
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ John O’Hart, Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation, 5th edition, in two volumes, originally published in Dublin in 1892, reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976, Vol. 1, (Heremon Genealogies), p. 426
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