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
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

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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