Lewry Surname

325,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lewry Surname Definition:

Frequently written Lewry. In Normandy there are two places called Lorei-one in the arrondissement of Evreux, the other in the Cotentin. At the making of Domesday, Hugh de Luri held lands in capite, co. Dorset. Another Norman patriarch, William Leurie, (without the territorial prefix) was a tenant in chief in cos.

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Lewry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6821:81,6989,045
Australia2411:112,01512,478
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Canada591:624,50251,218
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales101:309,45316,869
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3011:80,9818,688
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Lewry (25) may also be a first name.

Lewry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Frequently written Lewry. In Normandy there are two places called Lorei-one in the arrondissement of Evreux, the other in the Cotentin. At the making of Domesday, Hugh de Luri held lands in capite, co. Dorset. Another Norman patriarch, William Leurie, (without the territorial prefix) was a tenant in chief in cos. Oxon, Glouc., and Essex. But see Lowrie. Some Lowrys claim descent from the Scottish family of Laurie, of Maxwelton, near Dumfries, whose name was variously written Laurie, Lawrey, Lawry, Lowry, Lowrey, and Lowray. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Signifies in Scotch a crafty person, or one who lowers, that is, contracts his brow; hence a "lowry day"—cloudy.

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

Lewry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lewry Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lewry (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺭ) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 325,257th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,370,232 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Lewry live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.

The surname Lewry is most numerous in England, where it is held by 682 people, or 1 in 81,698. In England Lewry is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 20 percent are found, West Sussex, where 17 percent are found and East Sussex, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Lewry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lewry has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lewry last name grew 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lewry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lewry last name are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lewry earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning R 216,936 per year; in United States they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $46,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $46,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewrey9114/
Loewry912/
Lewroy911/
Lhewrey831/
Lowry8047,830/
Lawry804,280/
Levry801,103/
Lebry8088/
Lowrey739,974/
Lawrey73882/
Levray73672/
Levrey73645/
Lebray73295/
Lawray7313/
Lowray739/
Llebry738/
Lowrry737/
Llowry733/
Lowhry732/
Lowroy732/
Lebroy732/
Lewrza731/
Lowwry731/
Lewres731/
Lewrie731/
Lawruy731/
Leuvry731/
Leavry731/
Lowriy730/
Leabry730/
Lawroy730/
Lawrry730/
Lebrey730/
Leuvrey67369/
Leawere67189/
Leavery6723/
Leabroy674/
Leiwere674/
Lebrooy673/
D'Lowry671/
Leewreh671/
Lewrith670/

Lewry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lewry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺭallwr-

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