Llewelyn Surname

175,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Llewelyn Surname Definition:

(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.

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Llewelyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales5741:5,391594
Australia5351:50,4596,281
United States5311:682,59754,262
England5211:106,94411,177
Jamaica991:28,9892,181
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Panama131:300,9437,078
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales8211:1,910135
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Llewelyn (2,555) may also be a first name.

Llewelyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Llewelyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Llewelyn is borne by more people in Wales than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Llewelyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,553rd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,986,699 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Llewelyn are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. Llewelyn is also the 145,755th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 2,555 people.

This surname is most frequent in Wales, where it is borne by 574 people, or 1 in 5,391. In Wales Llewelyn is mostly found in: Carmarthenshire, where 23 percent are found, City and County of Swansea, where 12 percent are found and City and County of Cardiff, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Wales this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Llewelyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Llewelyn has changed over time. In Wales the number of people bearing the Llewelyn last name fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 531 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 766 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Llewelyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Llewelyn surname are 3.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Llewelyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 137.98% more than the national average, earning 823,607 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $50,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning $55,108 CAD per year.

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