Law Name Meaning: From the Old English word 'hlaw' which means hill or burial mound
This surname was first found in the Scottish-English border region & the Law family lived near a hill. Law was probably a shortened form of Lawrence, a personal name originating from Middle English & Old French 'Lorens & Laurence'
Discover how your Law ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 39 |
| Buckinghamshire | 74 |
| Berkshire | 67 |
| Cambridgeshire | 92 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 171 |
| Cornwall | 14 |
| Cumberland | 120 |
| Derbyshire | 54 |
| Devon | 124 |
| Dorset | 28 |
| Durham | 325 |
| Essex | 671 |
| Gloucestershire | 105 |
| Hampshire | 105 |
| Herefordshire | 34 |
| Hertfordshire | 225 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 16 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 422 |
| Lancashire | 2,680 |
| Leicestershire | 197 |
| Lincolnshire | 99 |
| London | 1,433 |
| Middlesex | 391 |
| Northumberland | 144 |
| Norfolk | 24 |
| Northamptonshire | 578 |
| Nottinghamshire | 139 |
| Oxfordshire | 16 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 16 |
| Shropshire | 68 |
| Suffolk | 40 |
| Somerset | 31 |
| Surrey | 165 |
| Sussex | 133 |
| Staffordshire | 915 |
| Warwickshire | 341 |
| Westmorland | 16 |
| Wiltshire | 142 |
| Worcestershire | 248 |
| Yorkshire | 2,233 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 23 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 125 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 85 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,172 |
| Cotton Weaver | 162 |
| Private Means | 118 |
| Farm Labourer | 116 |
| General Labourer | 76 |
| Labourer | 75 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 62 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 56 |
| Farmer | 54 |
| Weaver | 51 |
| Clerk | 50 |
| Housekeeper | 48 |
| At Home | 46 |
| None | 46 |
| Weaver Cotton | 43 |
| Dressmaker | 38 |
| Domestic Servant | 37 |
| House Painter | 36 |
| Shop Assistant | 35 |
| Butcher | 34 |
| Scholar | 32 |
| House Keeper | 29 |
| Charwoman | 28 |
| At School | 26 |
| Assisting In The Business | 26 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Law | 4,752 |
| John Law | 4,497 |
| William Law | 4,258 |
| James Law | 2,992 |
| Elizabeth Law | 2,848 |
| Sarah Law | 2,833 |
| George Law | 2,261 |
| Thomas Law | 2,222 |
| Ann Law | 1,602 |
| Joseph Law | 1,288 |
| Jane Law | 1,241 |
| Robert Law | 1,238 |
| Charles Law | 1,212 |
| Alice Law | 1,195 |
| Henry Law | 1,171 |
| Hannah Law | 1,027 |
| Eliza Law | 982 |
| Emma Law | 918 |
| Ellen Law | 909 |
| Annie Law | 904 |
| Samuel Law | 885 |
| Alfred Law | 781 |
| Edward Law | 775 |
| Margaret Law | 741 |
| Emily Law | 721 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowe | 50% | 151,069 |
| 2 | Law | 100% | 73,191 |
| 3 | Low | 67% | 18,910 |
| 4 | Lawe | 75% | 4,095 |
| 5 | Lew | 67% | 1,006 |
| 6 | Lewe | 50% | 327 |
| 7 | La Roche | 25% | 240 |
| 8 | Lewi | 50% | 148 |
| 9 | Loewe | 40% | 148 |
| 10 | La Mare | 29% | 141 |
| 11 | Lowie | 40% | 122 |
The surname Law is the 2nd most popular variant of Lowe.