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 | 40 |
Buckinghamshire | 11 |
Berkshire | 22 |
Cambridgeshire | 50 |
Channel Islands | 5 |
Cheshire | 14 |
Cornwall | 1 |
Cumberland | 5 |
Derbyshire | 23 |
Devon | 57 |
Dorset | 5 |
Durham | 96 |
Essex | 145 |
Gloucestershire | 43 |
Hampshire | 79 |
Herefordshire | 0 |
Hertfordshire | 24 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 47 |
Lancashire | 176 |
Leicestershire | 11 |
Lincolnshire | 53 |
London | 633 |
Middlesex | 58 |
Northumberland | 31 |
Norfolk | 26 |
Northamptonshire | 27 |
Nottinghamshire | 28 |
Oxfordshire | 7 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
Shropshire | 4 |
Suffolk | 11 |
Somerset | 37 |
Surrey | 50 |
Sussex | 21 |
Staffordshire | 56 |
Warwickshire | 76 |
Westmorland | 17 |
Wiltshire | 19 |
Worcestershire | 23 |
Yorkshire | 140 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 1 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 4 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 10 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 5 |
Monmouthshire | 1 |
Pembrokeshire | 5 |
Radnorshire | 1 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 390 |
Labourer | 35 |
Agricultural Labourer | 30 |
Coal Miner | 25 |
General Labourer | 23 |
Dress Maker | 21 |
Annuitant | 20 |
Domestic Servant | 16 |
Charwoman | 12 |
General Servant | 11 |
Servant | 10 |
Farm Labourer | 10 |
Carpenter | 9 |
Laundress | 9 |
Cotton Weaver | 8 |
Gardener | 7 |
House Keeper | 7 |
Carter | 7 |
Tailor | 7 |
Farmers Son | 7 |
General Domestic Servant | 6 |
General Servant Domestic | 6 |
Grocer | 6 |
Servant Domestic | 6 |
Wife | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
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.