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This page represents the following Surnames: Levack. Laveck. Stewart.
This name is represents the Scottish family ‘Levack’ who inhabited Caithness in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Levack Name Meaning and History
A Sept of Clan Stewart, claimed membership and use of their Badge, Tartan and Crest.
Laveck Name Meaning and History
Laveck Name Meaning Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Levêque (‘the bishop’), a variant of Levesque.
Levesque Name Meaning French: from Old French eveske ‘bishop’, Latin episcopus (see Bishop), with the definite article l(e), hence an occupational name for a member of a bishop’s household, or a nickname for a solemn person. This is the most frequent of several alternative spellings in French Canada.
Family Motto: ‘Virescit vulnere virtus’ (Courage grows strong at a wound)
Family Crest: 
Clan Badge: 
Stewart Family Tartan
The Stewart Clan Tartan, Black Modern Dress, of which the Levack family claims membership.
Additional Resources:
Celtic Radio
http://www.celticradio.net/php/heraldry/search.php?id=106&branch=Levack
Surname References from:
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Encyclopedia of Surnames, John Ayto, A & C Black Publishers Ltd, ISBN 978 0 7136 8144 4
(Unless otherwise stated)