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    The surname Llewellyn

    A Welsh patronymic surname, carried by 5,955 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ləˈwɛlɪn/ 3 syllables Soundex L450 Also a first name

    Llewellyn: #5,807 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Llewellyn #5,807, 5,955 people Llewellyn: #5,807 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Llewellyn #5,807, 5,955 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Llewellyn is more common than 96.4% of them.

    Origin

    Welsh origin

    From Welsh Llywelyn.

    Llewellyn is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,955 people named Llewellyn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,846 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,760.

    #5,807
    rank among US surnames
    5,955
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #5,544)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,804Sadowski5,96551,760
    #5,805Hendershot5,96351,777
    #5,806Downes5,95651,838
    #5,807McGinn5,95551,846

    Who is named Llewellyn

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    85% of people named Llewellyn identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Llewellyns

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sir Harry Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet
      British equestrian (1911–1999)
    • Olivia Llewellyn
      British actor, born 1980

    Notable Llewellyns come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Lewelling
    • Llewelyn
    • Flewellen

    Surnames that sound like Llewellyn

    Llewellyn has the Soundex code L450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L450.

    Other Welsh surnames

    All 60 Welsh surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Llewellyn come from?
    From Welsh Llywelyn.
    How common is the surname Llewellyn?
    5,955 people in the United States had the surname Llewellyn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,846 Americans. It ranked 5,807th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Llewellyn?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Llewellyn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Llewellyn?
    Sir Harry Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet, British equestrian (1911–1999), followed by Olivia Llewellyn.
    Where is the surname Llewellyn most common?
    Wikidata records people named Llewellyn in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Llewellyn?
    Llewellyn is /ləˈwɛlɪn/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Llewellyn?
    Llewellyn is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Llewellyn getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,955 in 2010, up 3.4%.
    What are other spellings of Llewellyn?
    Lewelling, Llewelyn and Flewellen.
    Is Llewellyn also a first name?
    Yes. Llewellyn is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.