Lows Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lows Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lows family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 4
Domestic Servant 3
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 3
Cook Domestic 2
Pastry Cook Baker 2
Coal Miner Heaver 2
Cotton Weaver 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Painter 1
Private 1
Needle Worker Shirt 1
Tailor Manager Cloth 1
Coal Miner Driver 1
Coal Miner Stoneman 1
Colliery Engine Man Driver 1
Cook General 1
Hair Dresser 1
Retired Waterman 1
Ship Yard Labourer 1
Steel Worker 1
Civil Service Customs 2nd Class Examiner 1
Commercial Clerk 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Milliner 1

Lows Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lewis 60% 587,574
2 Laws 75% 23,910
3 Lowes 80% 14,705
4 Lewes 60% 12,347
5 Lawes 60% 10,916
6 Lowis 80% 3,579
7 Lows 100% 1,429
8 Lawis 60% 1,266
9 Leweis 50% 790
10 Lewies 50% 691
11 Lews 75% 642
12 Elwis 40% 557
13 Elwes 40% 456
14 Lowse 80% 237
15 Lowas 80% 236
16 Lweis 40% 227
17 Looze 40% 131

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The surname Lows is the 7th most popular variant of Lewis.

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