Is "Leevey" a Jewish name?

Question:

Is "Leevey" a Jewish name?

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

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 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".