About the surname
From major metropolitan hubs to rural communities, the Lewis surname is a ubiquitous part of the American landscape. Official records show 515,459 individuals share this last name. To put this massive scale into perspective, the number of bearers could comfortably populate a major American city. Looking at the broader population, about 1 out of 646 people in the country share this surname. This name is most prevalent within the White demographic (55.7%), though the Black or African American population represents a substantial secondary group at 34.0%.