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Leavenworth Surname Origin
(Origin Local Welsh) Llyvngwerth, the smooth, level farm, castle or court, or the worth or place on the river Leven.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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'People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.' --Edmund Burk