Where does the name Latevi originate from and what does it mean? Please help?

Question

Where does the name Latevi originate from and what does it mean? Please help?

Answer 1

I'm not sure where it originates from. It sounds Eastern European, but the spelling of it may have been changed. For example, when immigrants came to the U.S. on Ellis Island many last names and even first names were lost or changed due to the ignorance of the officers working at the desks. They may have misunderstood what the immigrant said, and put down Latevi instead of the actually spelling of the persons name, therefore forever changing the spelling and pronunciation. You can try going on to Ellis island.org and putting in the last name, or first name of someone you may no who immigrated to this country when Ellis Island was operating.

Answer 2

Your name, AS SPELLED, DOES NOT appear in any US files, such as social security death index, census (which goes up to 1930) or any other files on ancestry.com.  That indicates that if you are in the US, it is very recently.  I am not even picking up a lead from google, which sometimes has clues.

Without usual sources.. it is based on where your ancestor came from.  

One tricky thing about names.. as mentioned, names do get altered from the original in many cases. Since it isn't in the census, Ellis Island is not involved.. but the same idea holds true. If there is an alternate spelling, none of what we have, will normally pick up the trail.

Sorry, but this one is a stumper for me.