Lewis Family History & Genealogy
Lewis Last Name History & Origin
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THE LEWIS’S COME TO THE NEW WORLD
In 1605, Sir William Lewis was sent to the New World by King James to raise cotton for Britain in what would become the state of South Carolina. Taking his brothers with him, he conveniently left a wife and five daughters behind.
Name Origin
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Spellings & Pronunciations
Lewis was also spelled Louis and in Scotland instead of Lewis the name was McClary
Nationality & Ethnicity
Lewis is English in origin and AngloSaxxon ethnicity
Famous People named Lewis
Merriweather Lewis was an explorer
Isaac Lewis was a Colonel on the Rebel side of the Civil War
Walker Lewis lived in the lost state Franklin
Early Lewises
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Most Common First Names
- William 3.0%
- John 3.0%
- James 2.6%
- Mary 1.9%
- Robert 1.9%
- Charles 1.6%
- George 1.5%
- Thomas 1.1%
- David 0.8%
- Edward 0.8%
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Lewis Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Lewis family member is 69.3 years old according to our database of 199,194 people with the last name Lewis that have a birth and death date listed.
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