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- Lowe - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Lowe
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: German
* As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Low. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Löwe, Loewe. * As a Jewish surname/Yiddish surname, from German Löwe (“lion”). * Also as a Jewish surname, Germanized from Levy. * As a French-derived surname, from Old French lou (“wolf”). * As a Norse-derived surname, from Old Norse lágr (“low”) (as in "short"). * As a native English-derived surname, from Old English hlāw (“hill”) (a burial ground in this case). * Also a petname (clipping) of Laurence/Lawrence.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Lowe
Rank #309
Frequency
89,178 people (33.06 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 75.29% Hispanic 1.75% Black 18.53% Asian/PI 1.66% Native Am. 0.94% Two+ 1.83%
Lowe
Rank #458
Frequency
0.07% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
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