Low Name Meaning: One possible derivation is a version of the forename Louis. The other meaning "Famous Battle" taken from the German name Lewis.
May have been given to someone who lived on or near a hill from the Anglo Saxon word 'hlaw',meaning 'hill', may have also been a nickname for someone short.
Discover how your Low ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 45 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 50 |
Channel Islands | 17 |
Cheshire | 18 |
Cornwall | 5 |
Cumberland | 25 |
Derbyshire | 38 |
Devon | 14 |
Dorset | 8 |
Durham | 54 |
Essex | 110 |
Gloucestershire | 52 |
Hampshire | 45 |
Herefordshire | 6 |
Hertfordshire | 43 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 27 |
Lancashire | 394 |
Leicestershire | 26 |
Lincolnshire | 51 |
London | 425 |
Middlesex | 34 |
Northumberland | 20 |
Norfolk | 30 |
Northamptonshire | 11 |
Nottinghamshire | 37 |
Oxfordshire | 64 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
Shropshire | 43 |
Suffolk | 20 |
Somerset | 23 |
Surrey | 16 |
Sussex | 15 |
Staffordshire | 97 |
Warwickshire | 31 |
Westmorland | 1 |
Wiltshire | 33 |
Worcestershire | 37 |
Yorkshire | 94 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 2 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 2 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 16 |
Monmouthshire | 4 |
Pembrokeshire | 1 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Female Servant | 88 |
Agricultural Labourer | 86 |
Independent | 54 |
Labourer | 42 |
Male Servant | 32 |
Farmer | 24 |
Ag Labourer | 17 |
Cotton Weaver | 15 |
Clerk | 15 |
Weaver | 15 |
Pupil | 13 |
Dress Maker | 11 |
Shoe Maker | 10 |
Tailor | 10 |
Carpenter | 10 |
Baker | 10 |
Lead Miner | 9 |
Apprentice | 9 |
Soldier | 8 |
Cotton Piecer | 8 |
Publican | 7 |
Ag Lab | 7 |
Frame Work Knitter | 7 |
Butcher | 6 |
Coal Miner | 6 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Low | 1,234 |
Mary Low | 1,215 |
John Low | 1,025 |
Elizabeth Low | 826 |
George Low | 730 |
James Low | 729 |
Sarah Low | 584 |
Thomas Low | 538 |
Ann Low | 441 |
Charles Low | 404 |
Jane Low | 351 |
Robert Low | 341 |
Henry Low | 315 |
Joseph Low | 311 |
Margaret Low | 284 |
Eliza Low | 274 |
Ellen Low | 273 |
Emma Low | 268 |
Alice Low | 265 |
Edward Low | 221 |
Frederick Low | 205 |
Annie Low | 198 |
David Low | 169 |
Alfred Low | 166 |
Emily Low | 166 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Lowe | 75% | 151,069 |
2 | Law | 67% | 73,191 |
3 | Low | 100% | 18,910 |
4 | Lawe | 50% | 4,095 |
5 | Loe | 67% | 2,783 |
6 | Lew | 67% | 1,006 |
7 | Lewe | 50% | 327 |
8 | Lewi | 50% | 148 |
9 | Loewe | 60% | 148 |
10 | Lowie | 60% | 122 |
The surname Low is the 3rd most popular variant of Lowe.