Lewis (surname)
For other uses, see Lewis.
| Lewis | |
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| Pronunciation | Lewis |
| Region of origin | Normandy, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales. |
| Related names | Lewes, Louis, Luis |
Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins.
One of the origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman personal name Lowis, Lodovicus. This name is composed of the Germanic elements hlod and wig, meaning "fame" and "war". The name developed into the Old French Clovis, Clouis, Louis; as well as into the German Ludwig. The name Lowis spread to England through the Normans. Lewis has since become confused with other unrelated names. One such name is Llywelyn in Welsh which has been Anglicised into Lewis, with among the earliest examples being the Lewis family of Glamorgan in the 1540s.[1] Another is the Gaelic surname Mac Lughaidh, meaning "son of Lughaidh", which has also been Anglicised as Lewis. The surname Lewis is also an Anglicisation of several like-sounding Jewish surnames,[2] such as "Levy" or "Levi", and of the Arab form of the name "Elias".
Lewis is the 4th most common surname in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 6th most common surname in Wales, 22nd most common in England, 24th most common in the United States, 129th most common in Scotland, .[3]
Real people
Business
- Andrea Lewis (Microsoft), early Microsoft employee
- Aylwin Lewis, American CEO
- Dewi Lewis, publisher, photographer
- Drew Lewis, American railroad executive
- J. Slater Lewis, English executive
- Ken Lewis (executive), head of Bank of America
- Marianne W. Lewis, Dean of the Cass Business School.
- Mary Jane Lewis, New Zealand brewery manager
- Peter Lewis (businessman), American businessman
- Reginald Lewis, American businessman
Economics
- Joe Lewis (British businessman), wealthy English investor
- Martin Lewis (financial journalist), English money expert
- Tracy R. Lewis, American economist
- W. Arthur Lewis, St Lucian economist, winner of the Bank of Sweden Prize 1979
Law
- Bayan Lewis, Los Angeles police chief
- George Henry Lewis (1833–1911), English lawyer of Jewish extraction
- James W. Lewis, American convicted in relation to the 1982 Tylenol scare
- Johnnie Lewis, Liberian judge
- R. Fred Lewis, American judge
- Terry Lewis (Queensland), former Queensland police commissioner
- Theodore G. Lewis, American judge
- William Draper Lewis, American legal scholar
Literature
- Alfred Henry Lewis, editor of Chicago Times and author
- Alun Lewis, poet of the Anglo-Welsh school
- Anthony Lewis, American writer
- Beverly Lewis, American Christian fiction novelist and children's author
- C. S. Lewis, Irish academic and writer
- Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet
- Charles Lewis (journalist), founder of the Center for Public Integrity
- D. B. Wyndham-Lewis, British columnist and literary editor
- D. F. Lewis, English writer
- Edna Lewis, American cook and writer
- Edward Gardner Lewis, American publisher
- Eiluned Lewis, Welsh writer
- Hilda Lewis, British writer
- Janet Lewis, American writer
- Linda Lewis (author), British author
- Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818), British Gothic novelist
- Michael Lewis (born 1960), American non-fiction author
- Michael Lewis (naval historian) (1890–1970)
- Miles Marshall Lewis, American writer
- Naomi Lewis, British poet and children's writer
- Richard W. Lewis, literary critic and biographer
- Roger Lewis, British biographer
- Saunders Lewis, Welsh writer
- Sinclair Lewis, American novelist
- Ted Lewis (writer) (1940–1982), English crime novelist
- Titus Lewis, Welsh Calvinist and writer
- Warren Lewis, brother of C. S. Lewis
- Wendy Lewis, Australian author
- Wyndham Lewis, American-British modernist artist and writer
Military and naval
- Andrew Lewis (soldier) (1720–1781), Virginia general
- Robert A. Lewis, co-pilot on the Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
- Isaac Newton Lewis, American soldier and inventor of the Lewis Gun
- Joseph Horace Lewis, Confederate Brigadier General
- William Gaston Lewis, Confederate General
- Michael Lewis (naval historian) (1890–1970), Professor at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Milton Lewis (1920–1942), United States Marine Corps recipient of the Navy Cross
Modelling
- Ananda Lewis, American model
- Damaris Lewis, American model/dancer
- Denice D. Lewis, American model and actor
- Donny Lewis, American model
- Nancy Lewis, American female bodybuilder
Music
- Aaron Lewis, American singer
- Andrew Lewis (composer), English composer of acousmatic music
- Andy Lewis (bassist), Australian musician
- Ann Lewis, Japanese singer
- Archie Lewis, Jamaican singer
- Barbara Lewis, American singer
- Blake Lewis (born 1981), Season six on American Idol
- Bob Lewis (musician), musician
- Bobby Lewis, American singer
- Courtney Lewis (American football), American football player
- Courtney Lewis (conductor), British conductor
- Charles D. Lewis, Barbadian bassist singer song-writer producer.
- C.J. Lewis, British reggae singer
- Donna Lewis, Welsh singer-songwriter
- Edward Lewis (Decca) (died 1980), founder of Decca Records
- Edythe Lewis, American DJ and politician
- Ephraim Lewis (1968–1994), British soul/neo-soul and R&B singer and songwriter.
- Furry Lewis, American blues guitarist
- Gary Lewis (musician) (born 1946), American musician
- George Lewis (clarinetist) (1900–1968), New Orleans jazz musician
- George Lewis (trombonist) (born 1952), jazz trombone player and composer
- Glenn Lewis, Canadian singer
- Herbie Lewis, American jazz bassist
- Huey Lewis, American musician and singer
- Jayce Lewis, Welsh Musician/Solo Artist
- Jeannie Lewis, Australian musician
- Jeffrey Lewis American singer/songwriter
- Jerry Lee Lewis, American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist
- Jenny Lewis, American singer
- John Lewis (pianist), the jazz pianist
- Jona Lewie, English singer
- Jon Peter Lewis, American singer
- Josh Lewis (guitarist), American guitarist
- Laurie Lewis, American bluegrass musician
- Leona Lewis (born 1985), English singer
- Linda Lewis, British singer
- Linda Gail Lewis, American musician
- Lori Lewis, American opera singer
- Meade Lux Lewis, American pianist and composer
- Mel Lewis, American jazz drummer
- Mike Lewis (musician), Welsh guitarist for Lostprophets
- Morgan Lewis (songwriter), songwriter
- Noah Lewis, American jug band musician
- Oliver Lewis (violinist), British violinist
- Olivia Lewis, Maltese singer
- Paul Lewis (composer), English light music composer
- Peter Scott Lewis, American composer
- Phil Lewis, English-American singer
- Ray Lewis (singer), singer for The Drifters
- Ramsey Lewis, American jazz pianist and composer
- Richard Lewis (tenor), English tenor
- Ryan Lewis (DJ), producer, frequent collaborator with Macklemore and part of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Sarah-Jane Lewis, English soprano
- Shaznay Lewis, English singer-songwriter
- Smiley Lewis, musician
- Steve Lewis (musician), American jazz pianist
- Ted Lewis (musician) (1890–1971), American band leader
- Terry Lewis, R&B writer and producer with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- Thomas Christopher Lewis (1833–1915), of leading British pipe organ builder Lewis & Co
- Tom Lewis (songwriter), Canadian folksinger/songwriter
- Yvonne John Lewis, English singer
- Terence Lewis, choreographer and art director
Philosophy
- Clarence Irving Lewis (1883–1964), philosopher and mathematical logician
- David Lewis (philosopher) (1941–2001), American philosopher
Politics
- Andrew L. Lewis, Jr., American politician
- Arthur Lewis (English politician), former MP for Newham, North West
- Clive Derby-Lewis, South African politician
- Daurene Lewis, Canadian politician
- David Lewis (politician) (1909–1981), Russian-born Canadian lawyer and politician
- David P. Lewis, American politician
- David R. Lewis, American politician
- Dixon Hall Lewis, American politician
- Doug Lewis, Canadian politician
- Edmund H. Lewis (1884–1972), Chief Judge of the NY Court of Appeals 1953–1954
- Elliott Lewis, Australian politician
- Eugene Lewis, American political scientist
- Evan Lewis (politician), American politician
- Fielding Lewis, brother-in-law of George Washington
- Francis Lewis (1713–1803), American merchant and politician
- Fred E. Lewis (1865–1949), US Congressman from Pennsylvania and Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- George Cornewall Lewis (1806–1863), British statesman
- J. Hamilton Lewis, American politician
- Helmar Lewis, American politician
- Herbert Lewis, British politician
- Ivan Lewis, British politician
- James A. Lewis, American libertarian politician
- James T. Lewis, politician
- Jerry Lewis, American politician
- John F. Lewis (1818–1895), American farmer and politician
- John Bower Lewis, Canadian politician
- John Lewis (Georgia politician), American civil rights activist
- John Wood Lewis, Sr., American politician
- Julian Lewis, British politician
- Kenneth Lewis, British politician
- Louie E. Lewis (1897-1968), Illinois politician
- Loran L. Lewis (1825–1916), New York politician and judge
- Mary Parker Lewis, American political consultant and activist
- Merton E. Lewis, NY State Attorney General 1917–1918
- Morgan Lewis (governor), Governor of New York State
- Mungo Lewis, Canadian politician
- Peter Lewis (politician), Australian politician
- Richard Lewis (politician), New Zealand politician
- Ron Lewis, American politician
- J. E. Stanley Lewis, Canadian politician
- Sandy Lewis, Australian politician
- Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician
- Terence Lewis, British politician
- Thomas Lewis (NSW) (born 1922), Australian politician
- Thomas Lewis, Jr. (1760–1847), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
- Tommy Lewis (1873–1962), British trade unionist and Labour MP
- Tryon D. Lewis (born 1947), Texas politician
- Vaughan Lewis, St. Lucian politician
- William Berkeley Lewis (1784–1866), American politician
Religion
- Christopher Andrew Lewis, British academic and clergyman
- Saint David Lewis, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
- David Lewis (d.1901), Anglican priest and Archdeacon of Carmarthen
- Edwin Lewis, American Methodist theologian
- Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian
- Jim Lewis (astrologer), astrologer
- John Lewis (philosopher) (1889–1976), British philosopher and religious leader
- Joseph Lewis (freethinker), freethinker and atheist
- Ralph Maxwell Lewis, American Rosicrucian
- Row Lewis, Grenadian Director of the Liberty Fellowship Center
Science
- Bennett Lewis, Canadian physicist
- Carenza Lewis, archaeologist
- Edward B. Lewis (1918–2004), American geneticist
- George W. Lewis (1882–1948), director of NACA
- Georgina King Lewis, English philanthropist
- Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist
- Glyn Lewis, British professor of psychiatric epidemiology
- Graceanna Lewis (1821–1912), American naturalist and anti-slavery activist
- Henry Carvill Lewis (1853–1888), American geologist
- Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham, English chemist
- John S. Lewis, American professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona
- Jonathan Lewis (oncologist), biomedical researcher, cancer drug developer
- Margaret Reed Lewis (1881–1970), American cell biologist and embryologist
- Warren Harmon Lewis (1870–1964), American cell biologist and embryologist
Sports
- Lewis (baseball), baseball player
- Adrian Lewis, English darts player
- Ady Lewis, English boxer of the 1990s and 2000s
- Alan Lewis, Irish cricketer and rugby referee
- Allan Lewis (baseball), professional baseball player
- Ashton Lewis, Jr., American driver
- Bernie Lewis, Welsh footballer
- Bill Lewis (football), American football coach
- Billy Lewis (footballer) (1864–1935), Welsh international footballer
- Robert B. Lewis, Thoroughbred racehorse owner
- Brad Alan Lewis, American rower
- Brian M. Lewis, American athlete
- Bryn Lewis, Wales international rugby player
- Carl Lewis, American athlete
- Chad Lewis, American football player
- Charles Lewis (footballer), English football player
- Chris Lewis (tennis player), New Zealand tennis player
- Chris Lewis (cricketer), England international and county cricketer
- Colby Lewis, baseball player
- D. D. Lewis (linebacker, born 1945), retired American football player
- D. D. Lewis (linebacker, born 1979), active American football player
- Dai Lewis (1866–1943), Wales international rugby player
- Dale Lewis (footballer), Australian Rules footballer
- Dan Lewis (footballer), Welsh football player
- Daniel Lewis (volleyball), Canadian volleyball player
- Darren Lewis, American baseball player
- Darryl Lewis (born 1961), American football player
- Darryll Lewis, American football player
- Dave Lewis (American football player), retired National Football League linebacker
- Dave Lewis (hockey), Canadian hockey coach
- Denise Lewis, British heptathlete
- Desmond Lewis, Jamaican cricketer
- Duffy Lewis, American baseball player
- Ed Lewis (wrestler), American wrestler
- Eddie Lewis (American soccer player), American football (soccer) player
- Eddie Lewis (English footballer), English football (soccer) player
- Edward John Lewis, Wales international rugby union player
- Eldece Clarke-Lewis, Bahamian runner
- Evin Lewis (born 1991), Trinidadian cricketer
- Fred Lewis, American baseball player
- Fred Lewis (handball) (born 1947), American handball player
- Geno Lewis, American (college) football player
- Geoff Lewis, Welsh retired jockey
- George Lewis (rugby), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s, and '30s for Pontypool RFC (RU), for Wales (RL), and St. Helens
- George Lewis (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s for Castleford
- Grant Lewis, American NHL ice hockey player
- Greg Lewis (wide receiver), American football player
- Guy Lewis (1922–2015), American basketball coach
- Harry Lewis (boxer), American boxer
- Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
- Herbie Lewis (hockey), Canadian hockey player
- Jackie Lewis, British racing driver
- Jamal Lewis, American football player
- Jensen Lewis, American baseball player
- Jim Lewis (racehorse owner), owner of racehorse Best Mate
- Jim Lewis (1980s pitcher), American baseball player
- Jimi Lewis, English hockey player
- Joe Lewis (footballer), English footballer
- John Henry Lewis (1914–1974), boxer
- Jon Lewis, English cricketer
- Kevin Lewis (football player), American football linebacker
- Kirstin Jean Lewis, South African archer
- Lennox Lewis, English boxer
- Leo Lewis, American football player
- Lesa Lewis, American IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Lionel Lewis, Singaporean footballer
- Luke Lewis, Australian rugby league player
- M. Lewis, Surrey cricketer
- Maia Lewis, New Zealand cricketer
- Mark Lewis (Arena Football League), American football player
- Mark Lewis (baseball), American baseball player
- Mark Lewis-Francis, British athlete
- Martin Lewis (basketball), American basketball player
- Martyn Lewis (badminton), British badminton player
- Marvin Lewis, American football coach
- Mick Lewis, Australian cricketer
- Michael Lewis (safety), American Football player for the San Francisco 49ers
- Michael Lewis (wide receiver), American Football player for the New Orleans Saints
- Mo Lewis, American football player
- Oliver Lewis, American jockey
- Osia Lewis, American football player
- Panama Lewis (born 1945), American boxing trainer
- Percy "Plum" Lewis, South African cricketer
- Percy Lewis (1864–1922), Australian cricketer
- Percy Lewis (born 1927), Trinidad and Tobago/British boxer of the 1950s and '60s
- Rashard Lewis, American basketball player
- Rawl Lewis, Grenadian cricketer
- Ray Lewis (American football) (born 1975), American football player
- Ray Lewis (runner), Canadian athlete
- Reg Lewis, English footballer
- Reggie Lewis (1965–1993), American basketball player
- Ricky Lewis, American soccer player
- Roderick Lewis, American football player
- Scott Lewis (left-handed pitcher), American baseball player
- Stacy Lewis (born 1985), American golfer
- Steve Lewis (athlete), American athlete
- Stuart Lewis-Evans, British Formula One driver
- Tamsyn Lewis, Australian athlete
- Ted "Kid" Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff), English world champion Hall of Fame welterweight boxer
- Trey Lewis, NFL Defensive Tackle
- Thomas Lewis (football) (born 1972), American football wide receiver in the NFL
- Tim Lewis, American football player
- Thyron Lewis, American football player
- Tony Lewis, Welsh cricketer
- Trevor Lewis, American hockey player
- Vernon Lewis, American football player
- Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player
- Wilf Lewis (1903–1976), Welsh international footballer
Television and film
- Al Lewis (actor), American actor
- Andrea Lewis (born 1985), Canadian actress
- Avi Lewis, Canadian television journalist and documentary filmmaker
- Charlotte Lewis, English actress
- Chauntal Lewis, American actress
- Damian Lewis, English actor
- Dan Lewis (newsreader), Seattle-based Newsreader
- Daniel Day-Lewis, English actor
- David Lewis (actor), American actor
- Dawnn Lewis, American actress
- Denice D. Lewis American Actor, Model, Philanthropist, D.D.
- Diana Lewis, American Actress
- Emmanuel Lewis, American actor
- Francine Lewis, a British actress, model, television presenter and impressionist
- Forrest Lewis, American actor
- Gary Lewis (actor) Scottish actor
- Geoffrey Lewis (actor), American actor
- George Lewis (journalist), broadcast journalist at NBC News
- Harry Lewis (actor), actor
- Herschell Gordon Lewis, American film director
- Howard Lew Lewis, English actor and comedian
- Ida Lewis, Canadian actress
- Jason Lewis, American actor
- Jerry Lewis, American comic actor and director
- Jenifer Lewis, American actress
- Jenna Lewis, American contestant on Survivor: Pulau Tiga
- Johnny Lewis, American actor
- Joseph Lewis, American film director
- Judy Lewis, American actress
- Juliette Lewis, American actress
- Martin Lewis (humorist), English humorist/producer/writer/TV host
- Martyn Lewis (journalist), British newsreader
- Mary Jane Lewis, married name of Mary Jane Croft (1916–1999), American actress
- Matthew Lewis (actor), English actor
- Phill Lewis, American actor
- Richard Lewis (comedian), American comedian and actor
- Richard J. Lewis, TV and film director
- Robert Lewis (actor), American actor
- Robert Q. Lewis, American actor and game show host
- Sharon Lewis, Canadian television personality
- Stephen Lewis (actor), English actor
- Tamasin Day-Lewis, English television chef
- Ted Lewis (voice actor), voice actor
- Vicki Lewis, American actress
- Victor Lewis-Smith, British TV critic and humorist
- Terence Lewis, Indian films choreographer and art director
Theater
- M. E. H. Lewis, American playwright
- Shari Lewis, American puppeteer
Visual art
- Bill Lewis, English artist
- Corey Lewis, American comics artist
- Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor
- Ivor Lewis, Canadian sculptor
- James E. Lewis, Baltimore sculptor/artist, gallery named at Morgan State University
- Maud Lewis, Canadian artist
- Neville Lewis, South African artist
Other
- Bernard Lewis, English historian
- Clyde Lewis, American talk radio personality
- Lady Davina Lewis, minor British Royal
- Dorothy Lewis, American psychiatrist
- Earl Lewis, American academic administrator
- Essington Lewis, Australian industrialist
- Fulton Lewis, American radio broadcaster
- Geoffrey Lewis (scholar), English professor of the Turkish language
- James Paul Lewis, Jr., American Ponzi schemer
- John L. Lewis, American labor leader
- Mark Edward Lewis, American historian of early China
- Meriwether Lewis, American explorer of Lewis and Clark
- Richard D. Lewis, British linguist and cross-cultural communication consultant
- Samuel L. Lewis, American Sufi and founder of Dances of Universal Peace
- Thomas Lewis (Virginia) (1718–1790), American surveyor
- Thomas Lewis (unionist), president, United Mine Workers of America
- Tom Lewis (M.D.), English obstetrician
- William Lewis (chess player), English chess player of the 19th century
Fictional characters
- Alphie Lewis, fictional character from House of Anubis
- Anne Lewis, fictional cop character in RoboCop and its first two sequels
- Bill Lewis III, fictional character from Guiding Light
- Charlotte Lewis (Lost), fictional character from LOST
- Cliff Lewis, fictional character from Matlock
- Darcy Lewis, fictional character in Thor (film) & Thor: The Dark World
- Edward Lewis, fictional character in Pretty Woman
- Josh and Reva Lewis, fictional characters from Guiding Light
- Luke Lewis, fictional character from music business Universal
- Marisol Lewis, from Degrassi
- Meldrick Lewis, from Homicide: Life on the Street
- Parker Lewis, fictional character from Parker Lewis Can't Lose
- Robbie Lewis, fictional character in Inspector Morse and Inspector Lewis
- Shelley Lewis, fictional character from EastEnders
- Simon Lewis, fictional character from The Mortal Instruments (series)
- Susan Lewis (ER), fictional character from ER
- Tony Lewis, fictional character from The Tenth Kingdom
- Vanessa Lewis, fictional character from Virtua Fighter
See also
References
- ↑ The National Library of Wales
- ↑ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 October 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Lewis".
- ↑ "Lewis Surname Meaning". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2014
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