where does the surname lewis come 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.The name developed into the Old French Clovis, Clouis, Louis; as well as into the German Ludwig.he surname Lewis is also an Americanization of several like-sounding Jewish surnames, such as  Levi , and of the Arab form of the name  Elias .