Lowry Forename

253,774th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Lowry Forename Definition:

A Old English name, meaning: The spurge-laurel.

Lowry Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
83%
 
8621:420,57711,767
Canada
100%
251:1,325,33523,443
Brazil
50%
 
171:12,602,127143,895
China-121:113,837,98265,289
Philippines
83%
 
111:9,637,225138,004
England
81%
 
111:5,054,81145,959
Indonesia-71:36,851,953740,105
India
100%
71:173,553,9961,904,752
Wales
100%
61:515,7186,554
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Mexico
 
67%
31:41,381,47674,307
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
Nigeria-21:88,782,180420,186
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Ireland
94%
 
21:2,321,7608,894
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Northern Ireland
100%
11:1,843,1463,737

Lowry (47,830) may also be a surname.

Lowry Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Old English name, meaning: The spurge-laurel.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Lowry Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowrey91159/
Lowrry916/
Lowray916/
Lowroy912/
Louwry911/
Lowruys831/
Lowri801,684/
Lawry80283/
Lowra8054/
Lewry8025/
Lobry8021/
Lowre8016/
Lovry803/
Lowrie73170/
Louwra7347/
Lawrey7342/
Lowree7314/
Lewray737/
Lawray736/
Lawrry735/
Lowret735/
Lewroy734/
Lobrey734/
L'obry733/
Lawroy733/
Louwri732/
Lewrry731/
Lowrer731/
Lewrhy731/
Lawrys731/
Louvry731/
Louwre731/
Lowriz731/
Lowrea731/
Lawriy731/
Lauwry731/
Lowraj731/
Louwrie676/
Lowriss673/
Lahwray671/
Louwret671/
Louwrer671/
Lowress671/
Llewroy671/
Lojwere671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lowry