Lewsley Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Lewsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2761:201,87717,601
Northern Ireland1501:12,3001,807
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Australia291:930,88655,860
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales41:773,63329,106
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lewsley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lewsley is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 545,543rd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. Lewsley is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Lewsley are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 201,877. In England it is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 15 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Lewsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lewsley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 867 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lewsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lewsley are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Lewsley earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.72% more than the national average, earning $62,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liewsley931/
Lowsley86245/
Lefsley860/
Levsley860/
Lawsley860/
Leavsley804/
Lawsle771/
Leavesley75829/
Leivesley75140/
Livsley7143/
Leibsle7138/
Leibsly7113/
Lafsley710/
Lovsley710/
Lievsly710/
Leavsly710/
Leibssle6754/
Leavesly673/
Leibszle670/
Livsly620/
Leibßle5759/
Leibsla5713/
Livzley570/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lewsley
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