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)
Holmes (surname) Holmes (surname) Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins. The name can be a variant of the surname "Holme". This surname has several etymological origins: it can be derived from a name for someone who lived next to a holly tree, from the Middle English "holm"; it can also be derived from the Old English "holm" and Old Norse "holmr". Another origin of Holmes is from a placename near Dundonald, or else a place located in the barony of Inchestuir. The surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic "Mac Thomáis"; similarly, "Holmes" can also be a