Lowell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lowell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lowell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 128
Coal Miner 16
Living On Own Means 13
Domestic Servant 11
Labourer 10
Agricultural Labourer 8
House Keeper 8
Farmer 8
General Labourer 8
Dress Maker 7
Farm Labourer 6
Cook 6
School 6
Gardener 5
Living On Her Own Means 5
Brick Layer 5
Cotton Weaver 5
General Servant 4
Tailor 4
Servant 4
Living On Her Means 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Hair Dresser 3
Carpenter 3
Mill Hand 3

Lowell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Elwell 67% 6,641
2 Lowell 100% 3,518
3 Lewell 83% 2,079
4 Lowel 83% 190
5 Alwell 67% 148
6 Elwill 50% 115
7 Lawell 83% 103

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The surname Lowell is the 2nd most popular variant of Elwell.

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