Lewis (surname) Anglicised into "Lewis", with among the earliest examples being the Lewis family of Glamorgan in the 1540s. Another is the Gaelic surname "Mac Lughaidh", meaning "son of "Lughaidh"", which has also been Anglicised as "Lewis". The surname "Lewis" is also an Anglicisation of several like-sounding Jewish surnames, such as "Levy" or "Levi", and of the Arab form of the name "Elias". Lewis is the 4th most common surname in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 6th most common surname in Wales, 22nd most common in England, 24th most common in the United States and 129th most common in Scotland. Lewis (surname)
McPhillips The McPhillips surname was found to be the 31st most numerous in County Monaghan in 1970. It is almost exclusive in Dartry where it is the 7th most common surname. In Connacht, Phillips is an Anglicisation of McPhilbin which is one of the Hibernicised branches of the Burke clan. The surname was used interchangeably with Mac Philib & McPhillips, but most later dropped the Mc/Mac prefix. In Scotland, different variations of the surname can be found in Inverness-shire and Argyllshire. The most common version is McKillop, which can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacFhilib and MacPhilip. Politics Sports Culture