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 | 99 |
Buckinghamshire | 30 |
Berkshire | 71 |
Cambridgeshire | 59 |
Channel Islands | 12 |
Cheshire | 30 |
Cornwall | 0 |
Cumberland | 27 |
Derbyshire | 15 |
Devon | 54 |
Dorset | 11 |
Durham | 85 |
Essex | 168 |
Gloucestershire | 81 |
Hampshire | 45 |
Herefordshire | 1 |
Hertfordshire | 38 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
Isle of Man | 3 |
Kent | 34 |
Lancashire | 354 |
Leicestershire | 39 |
Lincolnshire | 68 |
London | 500 |
Middlesex | 31 |
Northumberland | 33 |
Norfolk | 12 |
Northamptonshire | 19 |
Nottinghamshire | 67 |
Oxfordshire | 62 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
Shropshire | 30 |
Suffolk | 29 |
Somerset | 41 |
Surrey | 15 |
Sussex | 12 |
Staffordshire | 99 |
Warwickshire | 29 |
Westmorland | 6 |
Wiltshire | 27 |
Worcestershire | 36 |
Yorkshire | 97 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 1 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 17 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 9 |
Monmouthshire | 10 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 6 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 305 |
Agricultural Labourer | 102 |
Labourer | 58 |
House Servant | 53 |
Farm Labourer | 27 |
Laundress | 26 |
Coal Miner | 26 |
At Home | 22 |
Dress Maker | 21 |
Servant | 17 |
Lace Maker | 12 |
Annuitant | 12 |
Blacksmith | 11 |
Errand Boy | 11 |
Shoe Maker | 11 |
Pauper | 10 |
House Keeper | 10 |
Weaver | 10 |
General Servant | 9 |
Carpenter | 9 |
Wife Of Above | 9 |
Nurse | 9 |
Gardener | 8 |
Lead Miner | 8 |
Tailor | 8 |
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.