Find out how popular the last name Lewellen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lewellen.

Lewellen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lewellen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lewellen in America

Lewellen is the 10075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lewellen surname appeared 3,199 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lewellen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lewellen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lewellen

The surname Lewellen has its origins traced back to Wales, deriving from the Welsh personal name Llewelyn. This name is composed of two elements: "llyw" meaning leader and "llin" meaning line or lineage, effectively translating to "leader of the line." Historically, the name Llewelyn was widely associated with the line of Welsh princes.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Lewellen can be found in medieval Welsh records, often appearing as Llywelyn or variations like Llewellyn. One notable example is Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, also known as Llywelyn the Last, who was the last sovereign Prince of Wales before the conquest of Wales by King Edward I of England in the late 13th century.

As the surname spread throughout Wales and into England, various spellings emerged, including Lewellen, Llewellin, and Llewellen. One of the earliest references to the anglicized spelling Lewellen can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1201, which mention a Robert Lewellen.

The surname Lewellen has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such figure is Sir Gruffydd Llywelyn (c. 1330-1384), a Welsh nobleman and military leader who fought alongside the Black Prince during the Hundred Years' War. Another prominent bearer of the name was Morgan Lewellen (c. 1619-1692), a Welsh clergyman who served as the Bishop of Bangor and later as the Bishop of St. Asaph.

In the United States, the surname Lewellen can be traced back to Welsh immigrants who arrived in the colonial era. One notable American with this surname was John Lewellen (1786-1865), a pioneer and early settler in Illinois. He established the town of Lewellen, which was later renamed Lewiston.

Another prominent figure with the Lewellen surname was Daniel Blackwell Lewellen (1834-1919), a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. He served as a captain in the 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment and later became a prominent lawyer and judge in Tennessee.

Lastly, a more recent bearer of the Lewellen surname is Noel Lloyd Lewellen (1915-2000), an American physicist and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during World War II and later worked on the Apollo space program.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lewellen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lewellen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lewellen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lewellen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lewellen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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