Lewis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lewis Name Meaning: One possible derivation is a version of the forename Louis. The other meaning "Famous Battle" taken from the German name Lewis.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lewis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lewis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10,697
Labourer 1,511
Agricultural Labourer 1,212
General Servant 950
Coal Miner 875
Domestic Servant 843
Collier 717
Dress Maker 637
Farm Servant 498
Servant 408
House Keeper 373
Laundress 349
Carpenter 347
Farmers Son 273
Tailor 268
Farmer 259
Blacksmith 257
Farmers Wife 249
Annuitant 247
Miner 245
Shoe Maker 241
Farm Labourer 216
Farmer's Son 202
General Servant Domestic 192
Wife 191

Lewis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lewis 100% 587,574
2 Laws 60% 23,910
3 Lowes 60% 14,705
4 Lewes 80% 12,347
5 Lawes 60% 10,916
6 Louis 60% 5,812
7 Lowis 80% 3,579
8 Lows 60% 1,429
9 Lawis 80% 1,266
10 Leweis 83% 790
11 Lewies 83% 691
12 Lews 80% 642
13 Elwis 60% 557
14 Elwes 40% 456
15 Lewiss 83% 438
16 Lowse 40% 237
17 Lowas 60% 236
18 Lweis 60% 227

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The surname Lewis is the most popular version of all its varients

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