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 1,551
Cotton Weaver 281
Agricultural Labourer 138
General Labourer 106
Coal Miner 97
Living On Own Means 88
Dress Maker 85
Labourer 81
Farmer 68
Domestic Servant 62
Living On Her Own Means 61
Farm Labourer 57
General Servant 44
House Keeper 41
General Servant Domestic 39
Butcher 35
Carter 32
Cotton Spinner 31
Gardener 28
Clerk 28
Tailor 27
Joiner 27
Shoe Maker 24
Grocer 24
Weaver Cotton 24

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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