How Many People Have the Last Name Lewis?
people had the surname Lewis in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 555 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+21,851 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lewis (58.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 34.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Lewis ranks #17. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 61% to 58.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lewis grew from 509,930 people in 2000 to 531,781 in 2010 (up 4.3%), and its rank fell from #26 to #29. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 189.03 to 180.28 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 509,930 | 531,781 |
| Rank | #26 | #29 |
| Per 100,000 people | 189.03 | 180.28 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lewis
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lewis: L200
👤 Lewis as a First Name
Lewis is a first name too: about 62,918 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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