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Llewellyn


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Origin Of The Surname Llewellyn

Meaning Of The Surname Llewellyn

One Who Resembles a Chief

Interesting Facts About Llewellyn

Llewellyn is an old Welsh surname. It is derived from the Old Celtic elements ‘Llyw’ meaning chief and ‘eilun’ which means ‘resembling’, therefore this surname has the meaning ‘One Who Resembles a Chief’. It would have originally been used as a sort of nickname, and applied to a well respected person who possessed great leadership skills. Robert Llewellyn the English actor and television presenter is a famous bearer of this surname.

Llewellyn Statistics

Llewellyn is the number 1102 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 9,327 share the surname Llewellyn in the UK.

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