An English, French and Jewish surname, Levine comes from the Old French term ‘vigne’ which refers to people who work in a vineyard. The spelling variations for Levine include Levi, Levigne, Lavignes, Lavene, Devigne, Levin and deVigne. In England the Levine family name is scattered across the country. The majority live in the city of London and in Lancashire county. In Scotland the Shetland Islands, Lanarkshire, Wigtownshire and Midlothian are the main areas where the Levine families reside. Within the United States the early Levine individuals settled in Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, Louisiana, Illinois and Rhode Island. Famous: David D. Levine (science fiction writer), Gilbert Levine (music conductor for orchestras), Jesse Levine (professional tennis player), Stewart Levine (music record producer), Stephen Levine (poet and author), Randy Lewis Levine (President of the New York Yankees Baseball Team), Philip Levine (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry), Norman Levine (short story writer from Canada), Naomi Levine (movie film actress), Mark Levine (musician - piano and author) and Ken Levine (baseball announcer, movie film and television writer).