All variants of Lewis


Lewis households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland

All variants of Lewis

Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Surname Dictionary

Lewis numerous: all areas but mainly Ulster. Ir. Lobhaois. This name is Welsh, Scottish and English. From Teutonic first name Hlúdwig (loud battle). They first appeared as Anglo-Normans who settled in various places but the name is mainly related to the Plantation of Ulster in 17 cent. SGG & DBS.

Variants in Griffith's
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