Lewes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lewes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lewes family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 21
Living On Own Means 19
School 16
Dress Maker 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Domestic Servant 8
Housemaid Domestic 8
House Maid Domestic 7
Agricultural Labourer 7
Commercial Traveller 6
Cook Domestic 6
Labourer 6
Scholar 6
Tailoress 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Cap Maker 5
House Painter 5
Farmer 5
Barman 4
Carpenter 4
General Domestic 4
House Keeper Domestic 4
Warehouseman 4
Coal Miner & Hewer 4
Coal Miner Coal Hewer 4

Lewes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lewis 80% 587,574
2 Laws 60% 23,910
3 Lowes 80% 14,705
4 Lewes 100% 12,347
5 Lawes 80% 10,916
6 Lowis 60% 3,579
7 Lows 60% 1,429
8 Lawis 60% 1,266
9 Leweis 83% 790
10 Lewies 83% 691
11 Lews 80% 642
12 Elwis 40% 557
13 Elwes 60% 456
14 Lowse 40% 237
15 Lowas 60% 236
16 Lweis 60% 227

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The surname Lewes is the 4th most popular variant of Lewis.

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