lévêque
Lévêque is a French surname meaning “the bishop.” It originates from medieval occupational naming, reflecting the role of bishops or a person associated with a bishop’s see. The form is part of a broader family of surnames derived from ecclesiastical titles, and it is commonly written with and without diacritical marks. Variants of the name include Leveque, Lévêque, and Levecque, among others, which may reflect regional spellings or changes over time.
In standard French, the ecclesiastical title for a bishop is évêque. Lévêque, by contrast, is primarily encountered
Geographically, Lévêque and its variants are found in France and other Francophone areas, with diaspora communities
See also: Évêque, Lévesque, Leveque. Notable individuals with the surname span various fields in Francophone contexts,