Lewes Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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.

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Lewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:705,29239,851
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Wales71:442,07621,198
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6301:38,6914,955
Wales651:24,1291,387
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1.The county-town of Sussex. 2. The same as Lewis.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Peter Marchant was Constable of Lewes in 1724 (H. L.). The name is also found in Kent.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewies912,545/
Liewes91265/
Lewest91108/
Leewes9172/
Leiwes9130/
Leweis9123/
Loewes9110/
Lewese913/
Leweus912/
Lewues911/
Lewesz911/
Lewess910/
Lehwess8314/
Loewies837/
Leweiss831/
Liewies831/
Lewis80995,193/
Lowes807,849/
Lawes806,296/
Leves80251/
Liwes80143/
Lebes8068/
Lewys8034/
Löwes8010/
Lewez806/
Leweć804/
Lewej803/
Lywes801/
Lewec801/
Leaves734,052/
Leeves73467/
Lowies73427/
Leewis73238/
Lebeis73172/
Leveus7380/
Lewiss7367/
Lewish7357/
Lewetz7352/
Lewise7323/
Levesh7318/
Lowess7317/
Lawess7315/
Lebess7314/
Levets7312/
Lewwis7312/
Levies7310/
Leveis7310/
Llewis739/
Lehweß739/
Leawej737/
Lewuis737/
Levest737/
Liwies737/
Lewisc736/
Loewis736/
Lewice736/
Lieves735/
Lleves734/
Lewerz734/
Hlewis733/
Lewisj733/
Liweis732/
Leyves732/
Lhawes732/
Lowees732/
Lawees732/
Lewisd732/
Lebesh732/
Lovees731/
Livees731/
Leuwis731/
Levess731/
Leiwis731/
Leevis731/
Leives731/
Levese731/
Lawies731/
Lewois731/
Leibes731/
Lewech731/
Loeves731/
Liwese731/
Lesues731/
Luiwes730/
Leebes730/
Liewis730/
Loweis730/
Hlebes730/
Laewis730/
Lewios730/
Leawis730/
Lewisz730/
Leichweis715/
Lewisch67158/
Lebesch6718/
Leehuis6716/
L'Lewis678/
Leewish674/
Lesoues674/
Loewish674/
Libeesh673/
D'Lewis672/
Leswiss671/
Leaveus671/
Leavhes671/
Lawwess671/
Laweiss671/
Lehoues671/
Lawiess671/
Lawiesz671/
L'Hawes671/
Lewisse671/
Lebeish671/
Leswise670/
Lewhiss670/
Leivese670/

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