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Origin Displayed: Welsh

Origins Available: Welsh-Alt, Welsh

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lewis, Lewiss, Lewess, Lews, Llewys, Llewis, Lewwis, Llewess and many more.

First found in Glamorganshire (Welsh: Sir Forgannwg), a region of South Wales, anciently part of the Welsh kingdom of Glywysing, where the family held a seat from ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Lewis, who emigrated from Wales to Virginia in 1638; Abigail Lewis, who came to Maryland in 1659; Owen Lewis, who immigrated to Virginia in 1667.

(Above is a small excerpt from our 1800 word history)

Motto Translated: Faithful to my country.

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Suggested Readings for the name Lewis
Daybreak on Old Fortification Creek: A History of John Lewis by Glenn Hodges, The Family of John Lewis, Pioneer by Irvin Frazier, Genealogy of the James W. Lewis-Susan Clemmer Family by Dr. Thomas Ferrell.

Some noteworthy people of the name Lewis
  • Jerry Lee Lewis (b. 1935), American, famous musician from Louisiana who is one of the ten charter members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951), American novelist who won the Nobel Prize in literature for his novel "Arrowsmith"
  • Edward B Lewis (b. 1918), American geneticist who won the Nobel Prize in physiology for his discovery of the control genes which convert a species' simple embryo into a complex organism, with its specialized body parts
  • Idawalley Zoradia Lewis (1842-1911), American lighthouse keeper
  • Frederick Lewis, American long jumper
  • Carl Lewis (b. 1961), American track and field athlete, 9 time Olympic champion, 8 time World Champion
  • Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875-1946), American physical chemist
  • John Llewellyn Lewis (1880-1969), American Labour leader
  • Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), American explorer, soldier, and public administrator
  • Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951), American novelist
  • Alun Lewis (1915-1944), Welsh army lieutenant who wrote poetry and short stories about army life
  • Francis Lewis (1713-1802), Welsh signer of declaration of Independence
  • Hywel David Lewis (b. 1910), Welsh philosopher
  • Richard Lewis (1807-1831), Welsh folk hero
  • Saunders Lewis (1893-1985), Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic
  • Sir Thomas Lewis (1881-1945), Welsh cardiologist
  • Mel Lewis (1929-1990), jazz musician
  • Sir William Arthur Lewis (b. 1915), Saint Lucian economist, winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Economics becoming the first black person to win a Nobel Prize in a category other than peace
  • Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963), Irish academic and writer
  • Sir George Cornewall Lewis (1806-1863), English statesman
  • Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818), English novelist
  • Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), English novelist

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Lewis, sept of the Clan Stuart

Is your family of Scottish descent? If so, you can proudly display the Stuart Clan Badge. This clan badge is used by all septs of that clan.

Lewis is also a Sept of the Clan MacLeod


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