Lewin Family History
Lewin Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): German and Polish spelling of
Levin.English, Dutch, and North German: from the Old
English personal name Leofwine, composed of the elements
leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + wine ‘friend’. This was the
name borne by an English missionary who became the patron saint of
Ghent, and the personal name was consequently popular in the Low
Countries during the Middle Ages.Irish and Manx: reduced
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Guillin ‘son of the
servant of William’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Lewin Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lewin families
 96 - 189  33 - 95 |
 1 - 32  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Lewin families
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261 - 520 88 - 260 |
1 - 87 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Lewin families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Lewin Family Origin
Lewin Immigration Information
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Lewin Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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