Lowder Surname

63,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,866 people bear this surname

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

Lowder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lowther' a parish in Cumberland In the Household Books of Lord William Howard of Naworth Castle (Surt. Soc.) the name is spelt variously as Lowther, Louther, Lowder, and Louder.

Robertus de Louther, 1310, Westmorland.

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Lowder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5561:47,9705,809
England1461:381,63126,761
Australia761:355,20729,862
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Wales61:515,75523,171
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7701:65,2197,108

Lowder (10) may also be a first name.

Lowder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lowther' a parish in Cumberland In the Household Books of Lord William Howard of Naworth Castle (Surt. Soc.) the name is spelt variously as Lowther, Louther, Lowder, and Louder.

Robertus de Louther, 1310, Westmorland. Writs of Parliament.

Hugo de Louthre, 1319, Cumberland, ibid.

Ann Lowder, 1622, Cumberland: WV.

Sir John Lowther, of Whitehaven, had two daughters baptized in London at the church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. They are thus entered:

1664. Baptised — Catherine, d. of Sir John Lowder, knight: Transactions Cumb. and Westm. Ant. and Arch. Soc. pt.

1667. — Jane, d. of Sir John Lowther: ibid.

1606. Rowland Lowder, of Staveley, in Cartmell: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1670. Rowland Lowther, of Stayley, in Cartmell: ibid.

1796. Married — Anthony Jackson, husbandman, and Betty Lowther: St. Mary, Ulverston.

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

V. Lowther.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Corruptions of Lowther.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A parish in Westmoreland, the cradle of the ancient race so called. "Eminently a knightly family, traced by Brydges to Sir Gervase de Lowther, who was living in the reign of Henry II." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. The Earl of Lonsdale, the head of the house, is resident at Lowther Castle, in the above-named parish.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The two notable Cumberland families of Lowther, of Lowther, and Lamplugh, of Lamplugh, are amongst the oldest in that county; their names frequently figure in the list of sheriffs of Cumberland from the 14th to the 16th century (H.). The Lowthers, however, are not now numerous enough to be placed in my list, but Lowther Castle is still in the family; whilst the Lamplughs, who are now rare in their early home, have their present abode in the Hull district of Yorkshire, and are referred to under that county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lowder Last Name Facts

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

Lowder occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,677th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 926,461 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lowder live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lowder is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,556 people, or 1 in 47,970. In The United States Lowder is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 25 percent are found, South Carolina, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Lowder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lowder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lowder surname rose 981 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lowder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lowder last name is predominantly Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lowder surname are 25.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.54% being registered to vote for the party.

Lowder earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $42,276 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowdeer921/
Lowderr920/
Loowder920/
Lawder83541/
Lewder832/
Lovder831/
Lowderová801/
Levder67269/
Lavder6743/
Labder673/
Lavdyr5058/

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