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 | 16 |
Buckinghamshire | 3 |
Berkshire | 28 |
Cambridgeshire | 27 |
Channel Islands | 4 |
Cheshire | 27 |
Cornwall | 7 |
Cumberland | 10 |
Derbyshire | 16 |
Devon | 80 |
Dorset | 4 |
Durham | 166 |
Essex | 330 |
Gloucestershire | 65 |
Hampshire | 70 |
Herefordshire | 7 |
Hertfordshire | 26 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 85 |
Lancashire | 244 |
Leicestershire | 2 |
Lincolnshire | 30 |
London | 614 |
Middlesex | 169 |
Northumberland | 85 |
Norfolk | 59 |
Northamptonshire | 14 |
Nottinghamshire | 14 |
Oxfordshire | 5 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 4 |
Suffolk | 28 |
Somerset | 40 |
Surrey | 99 |
Sussex | 59 |
Staffordshire | 33 |
Warwickshire | 55 |
Westmorland | 4 |
Wiltshire | 23 |
Worcestershire | 22 |
Yorkshire | 98 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 3 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 1 |
Glamorgan | 20 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 1 |
Monmouthshire | 6 |
Pembrokeshire | 2 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
School | 215 |
Private Means | 66 |
General Labourer | 23 |
None | 20 |
Clerk | 17 |
Student | 16 |
Labourer | 12 |
Dress Maker | 11 |
At School | 10 |
Farmer | 10 |
General Servant Domestic | 10 |
Scholar | 10 |
Dressmaker | 9 |
General Servant (domestic) | 9 |
Cook (domestic) | 8 |
Sick Nurse | 8 |
Nil | 7 |
Domestic Servant | 7 |
Farm Labourer | 7 |
Assisting In The Business | 6 |
Confectioner | 6 |
Drapers Assistant | 6 |
Housemaid (domestic) | 6 |
Independent | 6 |
Milk Carrier | 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.