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 1,070
Agricultural Labourer 275
Cotton Weaver 135
Labourer 71
House Servant 66
House Keeper 66
Coal Miner 65
Dress Maker 50
Servant 47
Weaver Cotton 44
General Servant 42
Shoe Maker 34
Lace Maker 27
Farmer 27
Carter 27
Woollen Weaver 27
Cotton Power Loom Weaver 26
Butcher 25
Laundress 24
Gardener 23
Joiner 20
Tailor 20
Stone Mason 20
Blacksmith 19
House Maid 19

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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