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
Cotton Weaver 275
Living On Own Means 157
General Labourer 107
General Servant Domestic 106
Scholar 86
Dress Maker 67
Farmer 56
Domestic Servant 47
Coal Miner Hewer 45
Agricultural Labourer 43
Cotton Spinner 43
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 38
Cook Domestic 33
Butcher 30
Cotton Winder 27
School 26
Woollen Weaver 26
Housemaid Domestic 25
House Keeper Domestic 25
Charwoman 23
Laundress Wash 23
Tailor 23
House Painter 22
Servant Domestic 22
Bricklayer 21

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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