Lewes Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Lewes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lewes,' a market-town in Sussex The surname is almost entirely lost in Lewis (which see), that name also being found in the form of Lewes.
John de Lewes, Oxfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameLewes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 630 | 1:38,691 | 4,955 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:24,129 | 1,387 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 281 | 1:178,714 | 15,946 |
Lewes (173) may also be a first name.
Lewes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lewes,' a market-town in Sussex The surname is almost entirely lost in Lewis (which see), that name also being found in the form of Lewes.
John de Lewes, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1555. Thomas Lewes and Alice Poole: Marriage Lic. (London).
1577. Thomas Lewes, Monmouthshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
— Lewes Hewes, Glamorganshire: ibid.
1580. William Lewes, London: ibid.
(English) belonging to Lewes (Sussex), anciently Laewe, Laewes, apparently representing respectively the dative and a pl. form of Old English hléow, a ‘shelter,’ ‘sheltered place’: see under Lew(e.
Lewes ‘is situated under the South Downs.’ (Anglo-French-Teut.) occasionally for Lewis, q.v.
1.The county-town of Sussex. 2. The same as Lewis.
Local. An ancient town in Sussex, England, derived from the Welsh Lluaws, a multitude, a populous place. This town was formerly surrounded by walls, vestiges of which are still visible, and on the summit of a hill are the remains of its ancient castle.
Peter Marchant was Constable of Lewes in 1724 (H. L.). The name is also found in Kent.
Lewes Demographics
Lewes Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Lewes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lewes is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewes? popularity and diffusion
Lewes is the 956,400th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Lewes are found; 32 percent are found in Northern Europe and 32 percent are found in British Isles. Lewes is also the 694,534th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 173 people.
This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 705,292. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 20 percent are found, East Sussex, where 18 percent are found and Essex, where 14 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.
Lewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lewes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lewes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Lewes last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Lewes are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.
Lewes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.14% less than the national average, earning $33,596 USD per year.
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Lewes Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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