McLewis
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAmericanized form of Irish Mac Lughaidh (“son of Lughadh”), a personal name derived from lugh (“brightness”). Compare Lewis.
Proper noun
editMcLewis (plural McLewises)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, McLewis is the 420657th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McLewis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.