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 | 35 |
Buckinghamshire | 12 |
Berkshire | 19 |
Cambridgeshire | 41 |
Channel Islands | 3 |
Cheshire | 42 |
Cornwall | 9 |
Cumberland | 20 |
Derbyshire | 17 |
Devon | 78 |
Dorset | 10 |
Durham | 97 |
Essex | 211 |
Gloucestershire | 53 |
Hampshire | 70 |
Herefordshire | 1 |
Hertfordshire | 21 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 60 |
Lancashire | 239 |
Leicestershire | 28 |
Lincolnshire | 51 |
London | 613 |
Middlesex | 98 |
Northumberland | 38 |
Norfolk | 33 |
Northamptonshire | 25 |
Nottinghamshire | 23 |
Oxfordshire | 7 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
Shropshire | 12 |
Suffolk | 10 |
Somerset | 32 |
Surrey | 64 |
Sussex | 17 |
Staffordshire | 51 |
Warwickshire | 45 |
Westmorland | 14 |
Wiltshire | 39 |
Worcestershire | 34 |
Yorkshire | 209 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 3 |
Carmarthenshire | 1 |
Denbighshire | 6 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 8 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 6 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 357 |
Agricultural Labourer | 34 |
Living On Own Means | 32 |
Dress Maker | 26 |
General Labourer | 25 |
Labourer | 24 |
Domestic Servant | 22 |
Coal Miner | 20 |
Living On Her Own Means | 19 |
General Servant | 17 |
General Servant Domestic | 14 |
Tailoress | 14 |
Farm Labourer | 9 |
Carpenter | 9 |
Shoe Maker | 9 |
Farmer | 8 |
House Keeper | 8 |
Clerk | 8 |
Assistant | 7 |
Pupil | 7 |
General Domestic Servant | 7 |
Joiner | 7 |
Engine Fitter | 6 |
Housemaid Domestic Servant | 6 |
Grocer | 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.