How common is the last name Lewis?

515,459 people in the United States have the last name Lewis, about 1 in 580. It ranks #30 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LEWIS

#30

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
515,459
About
1 in 580
This common or more
9.3%
Who bears it

Of the 515,459 people with the last name Lewis, 55.7% reported their origin as White, 34% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Lewis

#28 Clark · 539,661#29 Nguyen · 531,404#31 Robinson · 510,138#32 Walker · 504,833

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lewis, most common first.

#11,240 Leis · 2,689

Also a first name

As a first name, Lewis ranks #780 of 53,615, with 63,422 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 2,731 births. See Lewis as a first name

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