Is "Leevey" a Jewish name?

My father's mother's maiden name is Leevey. Was she Jewish?

Is "Leevey" a Jewish name?
Possibly, although nobody is researching this spelling at http://www.jewishgen.org 's Family Finder. LEVI/LEVY would be a more common spelling and "Levites" were the priests. Although I do not think that all people with the surname LEVI would be of the priestly group. (I know this may be adding more information than you want to know.) :-)





Your paternal grandmother's maiden name may have been spelled differently and the LEEVEY spelling might be a variation of the original.





If you don't have relatives to ask, I suggest you try to locate the ship manifest for your grandmother and see what ethnicity is listed. If she were Jewish, it would state "Hebrew".
Reply:YES
Reply:A surname has no relgion.
Reply:im not sure about that particular spelling, but i know the last name levy is jewish because moses was a decsendant of levy, son of jacob son of isaac son of abraham.
Reply:Have a look at the links I have posted below,


http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...


http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...


http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...


sorry thats all I could find for you, hope it helps.
Reply:Not sure that it's Jewish, I do know some Irish Leevey's. Is there no one you could ask? Are there immigration records that you could check?
Reply:Leevey sounds like a variation of Levi/Levy/Lev which is a common name in Israel.

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