where does the name lewis originate from
Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins. One of 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.ne 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. Another is the Gaelic surname Mac Lughaidh, meaning son of Lughaidh , which has also been Anglicised as Lewis.