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 7,763
Agricultural Labourer 1,640
Labourer 977
Coal Miner 962
House Servant 879
Dress Maker 594
Servant 505
Carter 408
General Servant 387
Farmer 356
House Keeper 354
Shoe Maker 298
Laundress 295
Collier 283
Carpenter 282
House Maid 253
Blacksmith 253
Tailor 248
Domestic Servant 240
Farmers Son 234
Farmer's Son 212
Cook 177
Wife Of Above 174
Farmer's Daughter 172
Farmer's Wife 167

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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