McLewis

English

Alternative forms

• Clewis, Clews

Etymology

Americanized form of Irish Mac Lughaidh (“son of Lughadh”), a personal name derived from lugh (“brightness”). Compare Lewis.

Proper noun

McLewis (plural McLewises)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, McLewis is the 420657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McLewis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.