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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Polish and Jewish (from Poland) : patronymic from the personal name Lewek, a pet form of Lew, meaning ‘lion’ (see Lyon 2).
  • Polish : perhaps also a patronymic from the nickname Lewek ‘left-handed’, a diminutive of Lewy 1.

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