McLewis

English

Alternative forms

Clewis, Clews

Etymology

Americanized form of Irish Mac Lughaidh (“son of Lughadh”), a personal name derived from lugh (“brightness”). Compare Lewis.

Proper noun

McLewis (plural McLewises)

A surname from Irish.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, McLewis is the 420657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35 individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McLewis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.

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