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 | 15 |
Buckinghamshire | 3 |
Berkshire | 30 |
Cambridgeshire | 27 |
Channel Islands | 8 |
Cheshire | 27 |
Cornwall | 4 |
Cumberland | 13 |
Derbyshire | 13 |
Devon | 49 |
Dorset | 10 |
Durham | 132 |
Essex | 294 |
Gloucestershire | 63 |
Hampshire | 51 |
Herefordshire | 6 |
Hertfordshire | 32 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 83 |
Lancashire | 205 |
Leicestershire | 3 |
Lincolnshire | 30 |
London | 584 |
Middlesex | 106 |
Northumberland | 80 |
Norfolk | 39 |
Northamptonshire | 11 |
Nottinghamshire | 8 |
Oxfordshire | 11 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 6 |
Suffolk | 3 |
Somerset | 33 |
Surrey | 77 |
Sussex | 35 |
Staffordshire | 45 |
Warwickshire | 80 |
Westmorland | 4 |
Wiltshire | 18 |
Worcestershire | 15 |
Yorkshire | 128 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 1 |
Carnarvonshire | 4 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 4 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 6 |
Merionethshire | 1 |
Montgomeryshire | 3 |
Monmouthshire | 1 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Living On Own Means | 54 |
General Labourer | 23 |
Domestic Servant | 14 |
Dress Maker | 13 |
General Servant Domestic | 12 |
Farmer | 12 |
Cook Domestic | 11 |
Gardener Domestic | 10 |
Draper Assistant | 9 |
Laundress | 9 |
Carpenter | 8 |
Laundress Wash | 8 |
Scholar | 7 |
Tailor | 7 |
Tailoress | 7 |
Bank Clerk | 6 |
House Keeper Domestic | 6 |
Own Means | 6 |
Plumber | 6 |
Servant Domestic | 6 |
Stone Mason | 6 |
Boiler Maker | 6 |
Dressmaker | 6 |
Charwoman | 5 |
House Keeper | 5 |
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.