Law Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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'

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Law Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Law family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 810
Agricultural Labourer 194
At Home 105
House Servant 104
Labourer 101
Dress Maker 53
Servant 51
Coal Miner 51
Farm Labourer 48
Weaver 41
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 40
Power Loom Weaver 39
Shoe Maker 37
General Servant 29
Annuitant 27
House Keeper 26
Cotton Weaver 26
Wife 25
Tailor 23
Nurse 22
Wool Comber 22
Pauper 21
Laundress 20
Butcher 19
Woollen Piecer 18

Law Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Law is the 2nd most popular variant of Lowe.

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