SURNAME SEARCH on FamilySearch

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On FamilySearch there is a facility for entering your surname and receiving suggestions as to where the surname comes from and how many entries are listed under that particular name in FamilySearch Family Tree (the numbers will change frequently as FamilySearch Family Tree receives new entries).

I entered each of the surnames I am studying and the results are as follows.

English: patronymic from Lever 3. Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
(As of 5th January 2022 there were 1,035 in England, 519 in USA, 102 in Germany on FamilySearch Family Tree)
English: see Levers .Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016. (As of 5th January 2022 there were 1,222 in England, 46 in USA and 3 in Germany in FamilySearch Family Tree)
English: see Levers .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016 (As of 5th January 2022 there are 488 in England, 76 in USA and 39 in India in FamilySearch Family Tree)
1 English (Yorkshire) variant of Beaver. 2 Variant of Dutch and North German Bever. Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006 (As of 5th January 2022 there are 260 Leevers in England, 8 in New Zealand and 8 in USA in FamilySearch FamilyTree)
English: see Levers. Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016 (As of 5th January 2022 there are 87 Leivars in FamilySearch FamilyTree)

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