Lowden Surname

86,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Lowden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably 'of Loudson,' a parish in Ayrshire The surname has crossed the border and is well known in Cumberland.

1716. William Lowden, of Kirkham: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1753.

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Lowden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8001:129,45013,660
England1,3811:40,3465,188
Australia4671:57,8077,036
Canada3931:93,75510,242
Scotland2121:25,2542,759
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Guyana301:25,4072,928
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Wales221:140,66110,115
Israel201:427,88233,464
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
France181:3,690,151224,666
Sweden101:984,67673,605
India81:95,883,173728,828
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6281:38,8144,973
Scotland3581:10,4561,316
Wales41:392,10412,338
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7921:63,4076,919

Lowden (24) may also be a first name.

Lowden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably 'of Loudson,' a parish in Ayrshire The surname has crossed the border and is well known in Cumberland.

1716. William Lowden, of Kirkham: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1753. Married —Thomas Dalby and Sarah Lowden: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

See LOUDON.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Louden, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Loudoun (flame hill) in Ayrshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lowden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lowden Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lowden is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowden? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lowden is the 86,778th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,313,308 people. The last name Lowden occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Lowden are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,800 people, or 1 in 129,450. In The United States Lowden is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and New Jersey, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Lowden is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Lowden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lowden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lowden last name increased 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lowden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lowden surname is primarily Presbyterian (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lowden last name are 16.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Lowden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.03% less than the national average, earning R 171,024 per year; in United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning $56,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawden8396/
Lewden8365/
Lowdin832/
Lovden831/
Loffduen711/
Löwdin6745/
Lovdin6718/
Lavden6712/
Levden676/
Labden676/
Lawdin672/
Lubden671/
Luvden670/
Lovdina6234/
Lovdyna621/
Labdeen621/
Lavdeen621/
Lubdeen621/
Laabdeen573/
Levdin5061/
Lövdin5027/
Labdin5027/
Lövdén5013/
Lefdén508/
Levdyn505/
Lawdim501/
Löfdin501/
Lavdin501/

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