It is of the Irish origin, people with this last name will most likely have descendents from Ireland.
Lewis (last name)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
His full name was "Meriwether Lewis." Both he and William Clark did not have a middle name. He is not to be confused with Meriwether Lewis Clark, William Clark's son or Meriwether Lewis Randolph, Thomas Jefferson's grandson.
William Clark and Merrlwethir Lewis
Lewis Morris. I checked several sources - even looked at the text of his Last Will and Testament - and found neither middle initial nor middle name.
Lewis IS his last name.
It is Irish. Lewis is a common last name in Ireland. People with this last name will usually be Irish.
McCartney
Germany.
no he is not they simply have the same last name that is all.
Lewis (last name)
Yes, there were slave owners with the last name Lewis. One notable example is Meriwether Lewis, who was a slave owner and explorer known for his role in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
his mother's maiden name and of course his fathers last name
because his mothers last name was Meriwether
Reed is his real last name. His full name is Lewis Allan Reed.
Fort clatsop
Carl Lewis