Llewellyn Surname

22,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Llewellyn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Llewellyn' (Welsh). The double 'll' in Welsh has always been a stumbling-block to the English; compare Floyd for Lloyd. An instance of the difficulty occurs in the Wills at Chester.

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Llewellyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3821:43,2435,306
England6,0901:9,1491,337
Wales4,7351:65453
Australia1,9861:13,5931,946
Canada1,2221:30,1523,935
Jamaica7111:4,036563
South Africa2601:208,37622,133
Scotland2351:22,7822,567
New Zealand2061:21,9823,854
Trinidad and Tobago1371:9,9561,377
Chile1051:167,7765,566
Ireland891:52,9093,746
France811:820,03498,127
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines471:2,397428
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Belgium141:821,18966,436
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
China51:273,464,31313,838
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
India51:153,413,076951,030
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malta11:430,2723,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales3,1091:50447
England1,2761:19,1032,747
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5121:98,0839,977

Llewellyn (12,328) may also be a first name.

Llewellyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Llewellyn' (Welsh). The double 'll' in Welsh has always been a stumbling-block to the English; compare Floyd for Lloyd. An instance of the difficulty occurs in the Wills at Chester.

Richard Thwellin, of Holt.

1715. Married — Richard Luellyn and Elizabeth' Bromwich: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1776. Married — William Gaunt and Mary Lewelling: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Celtic) usually considered to represent the Welsh llew-eilun, lion-like [llew, lion + eilun, resemblance]; but this origin is not borne out by the form in the Welsh chronicle ‘Brut y Tywysogion’ given below, which rather points to a formation on Welsh llyw, a ruler, leader, (hardly Welsh llywelin, ‘belonging to the horizon’ !) Llew (without an attributive element) was also an Old Welsh pers. name, occur- ing, e.g., in the Mabinogion (‘Math uab Mathonwy’).

Llywelyn uab Seisyll goruchel vrenhin Gwyned (Llywelyn, son of Seisyll, supreme king of Gwynedd).—Brut y Tywysogion, A.D. 1020.

Lewelin filius Seisil obiit.—Ann. Cambriæ;, A.D. 1023.

Llywelyn ab Iorwerth.—Brut y Tywysogion, A.D. 1212.

Llewellyn ap Gronou ap Helin (a Welsh hostage in Chester Castle).—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1301-2.

N.B.—Lewis and Lewin have often been adopted as simplified substitutes for Llewel(l)yn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) Descendant of Llewellyn (lion-like).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A very ancient Welsh personal name, borne by many princes and magnates of Celtic origin. Comp. Howlyn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Llewellyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Llewellyn (Oriya: େଲଓଲିନ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Llewellyn? popularity and diffusion

Llewellyn is the 22,040th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 295,329 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Llewellyn are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 53,194th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 12,328 people.

The surname Llewellyn is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 8,382 people, or 1 in 43,243. In The United States Llewellyn is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Wales, where 19 percent are found.

Llewellyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Llewellyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Llewellyn last name increased 1,637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 477 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 23,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 202 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Llewellyn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Llewellyn surname is predominantly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Llewellyn last name are 14.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Llewellyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 92.59% more than the national average, earning 666,504 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.22% more than the national average, earning R 416,400 per year; in United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $48,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Llewellyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Llewellyn in the Oriya language
େଲଓଲିନela'olina-

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