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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Lewin
Name Distribution of Lewin Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lewin families
 261 - 520  88 - 260 |
 1 - 87  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Lewin families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Lewin Family Origin
Lewin Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Lewin Emigration Information (AU)
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Lewin Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Lewin
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