Lewin Surname
Approximately 24,338 people bear this surname
Lewin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leofwin,' from the popular form Lewin or Levin. Professor Freeman quotes, 'Leuuinus emit ab Alwino fratre suo,' and again, 'Hanc terrain dixit Leuuinus se tenere de Vlstano Episcopo' (History Norman Conq.
Read More About This SurnameLewin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,597 | 1:47,711 | 5,782 |
| England | 5,011 | 1:11,119 | 1,641 |
| Germany | 2,225 | 1:36,182 | 4,798 |
| Jamaica | 2,155 | 1:1,332 | 231 |
| Australia | 1,740 | 1:15,515 | 2,197 |
| South Africa | 1,063 | 1:50,967 | 6,467 |
| Canada | 1,025 | 1:35,947 | 4,585 |
| France | 451 | 1:147,279 | 22,798 |
| Brazil | 426 | 1:502,522 | 18,942 |
| Sweden | 423 | 1:23,278 | 1,901 |
| Argentina | 381 | 1:112,187 | 9,468 |
| Chile | 236 | 1:74,646 | 3,021 |
| New Zealand | 225 | 1:20,126 | 3,537 |
| Poland | 168 | 1:226,243 | 29,333 |
| Guatemala | 160 | 1:100,517 | 2,938 |
| Scotland | 102 | 1:52,488 | 4,471 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:41,260 | 4,005 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Isle of Man | 68 | 1:1,262 | 205 |
| Spain | 63 | 1:742,096 | 31,639 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Norway | 39 | 1:131,853 | 17,004 |
| Panama | 36 | 1:108,674 | 4,042 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Nicaragua | 32 | 1:188,159 | 2,461 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Namibia | 31 | 1:77,723 | 7,760 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Uruguay | 20 | 1:171,588 | 14,480 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,296 | 1:10,616 | 1,613 |
| Isle of Man | 94 | 1:577 | 103 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 520 | 1:96,574 | 9,827 |
The alternate forms: Lèwin (1) are calculated separately.
Lewin (2,314) may also be a first name.
Lewin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leofwin,' from the popular form Lewin or Levin. Professor Freeman quotes, 'Leuuinus emit ab Alwino fratre suo,' and again, 'Hanc terrain dixit Leuuinus se tenere de Vlstano Episcopo' (History Norman Conq. v. 785).
Leofwin, son of Hugh, temp. Richard I: Freeman, Norman Conq.
Leofwin, son of Godwin, temp. Richard I: ibid.
This Leofwin was in command at Stamford Bridge.
Robert Lefwyne, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Cecilia Leffeyne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Nicholas Leffeyne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William Lewine, Norfolk, ibid.
Henry Lewyn, Northumberland, ibid.
The above references very clearly mark the stages by which Lewin was reached.
Lewin Scani, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Henry Lewyn, burgess of Newcastle- on-Tyne, 1292: Brand's History of Newcastle.
1626. Baptised — Barbary, d. Levin Welden: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1674. Buried — A child of Charles and Levine Hornsby: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
(English) like Levin (q.v.), a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon Léofwine.
Leuuin.—Domesday Book.
(Welsh) a contracted form of Llewellyn, q.v. (Manx) a contraction of Giolla-Eóin = Servant or Disciple of John: v. John [Manx and Irish giolla, servant, &c.]
“Beloved Friend” in Old English (Leof-Wine). Also variation on Levy.
(English, German) The son of Leofwin (dear, friend), but sometimes the son of little Levi (united).
1. A corruption of the well-known A-Sax, personal name, Leofwin. 2. A contraction of the Welsh Llewellyn.
Lewin, pronounced Leone, is contracted from Giolla Eoin, 'John's Servant'.
Lewin is a name also found in the adjacent county of Hunts. It has been established in Northamptonshire since the reign of Edward the Confessor (Wh.). John de Leune was incumbent of Brington in the 14th century, and two incumbents of Sibertoft and Maidwell in the following century bore the name of Lewin (Wh.). In the forms of Lewin, Lewine, and Lewyn it occurred in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, and Lincolnshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).
User-submitted Reference
A Jewish surname which means 'a Levite'.
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Average Lewin Salary in
United States
$51,058 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lewin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lewin (Arabic: ليوين) is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Lèwin. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,330th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 299,431 people. The surname Lewin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Lewin reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lewin is also the 154,793rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 2,314 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7,597 people, or 1 in 47,711. In The United States Lewin is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 95 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.
Lewin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lewin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lewin last name rose 1,461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lewin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (71%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Lewin surname are 0.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.91% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lewin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning 400,367 kr per year; in Peru they earn 167.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,764 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning R 259,212 per year; in United States they earn 18.33% more than the national average, earning $51,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $56,306 CAD per year.
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Lewin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lewin in the Arabic language | ||
| ليوين | lywyn | - |
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