Lowen Surname
Approximately 3,809 people bear this surname
Lowen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leofwin,' from the popular form Lewin or Levin. Professor Freeman quotes, 'Leuuinus emit ab Alwino fratre suo,' and again, 'Hanc terrain dixit Leuuinus se tenere de Vlstano Episcopo' (History Norman Conq.
Read More About This SurnameLowen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,567 | 1:231,308 | 22,253 |
| Canada | 531 | 1:69,389 | 7,957 |
| England | 500 | 1:111,436 | 11,498 |
| New Zealand | 223 | 1:20,306 | 3,569 |
| Australia | 215 | 1:125,561 | 13,746 |
| Paraguay | 136 | 1:53,211 | 1,508 |
| Brazil | 128 | 1:1,672,456 | 54,891 |
| Indonesia | 117 | 1:1,130,335 | 81,024 |
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 250 | 1:97,501 | 9,918 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 160 | 1:313,867 | 24,665 |
The alternate forms: Lowén (37) are calculated separately.
Lowen (849) may also be a first name.
Lowen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leofwin,' from the popular form Lewin or Levin. Professor Freeman quotes, 'Leuuinus emit ab Alwino fratre suo,' and again, 'Hanc terrain dixit Leuuinus se tenere de Vlstano Episcopo' (History Norman Conq. v. 785).
Leofwin, son of Hugh, temp. Richard I: Freeman, Norman Conq.
Leofwin, son of Godwin, temp. Richard I: ibid.
This Leofwin was in command at Stamford Bridge.
Robert Lefwyne, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Cecilia Leffeyne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Nicholas Leffeyne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William Lewine, Norfolk, ibid.
Henry Lewyn, Northumberland, ibid.
The above references very clearly mark the stages by which Lewin was reached.
Lewin Scani, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Henry Lewyn, burgess of Newcastle- on-Tyne, 1292: Brand's History of Newcastle.
1626. Baptised — Barbary, d. Levin Welden: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1674. Buried — A child of Charles and Levine Hornsby: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1. A corruption of the well-known A-Sax, personal name, Leofwin. 2. A contraction of the Welsh Llewellyn.
William de Loven, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Robert de Lovent, Eng. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Lewin is a name also found in the adjacent county of Hunts. It has been established in Northamptonshire since the reign of Edward the Confessor (Wh.). John de Leune was incumbent of Brington in the 14th century, and two incumbents of Sibertoft and Maidwell in the following century bore the name of Lewin (Wh.). In the forms of Lewin, Lewine, and Lewyn it occurred in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, and Lincolnshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).
Lowen Demographics
Lowen Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lowen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lowen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lowen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Lowén. For other potential spellings of Lowen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lowen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lowen is the 120,405th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,913,244 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lowen live; 55 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lowen is also the 279,817th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 849 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,567 people, or 1 in 231,308. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Lowen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lowen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 979 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 277 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lowen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lowen surname is primarily Anglican (54%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Lowen last name are 4.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.91% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lowen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.56% more than the national average, earning R 338,772 per year; in United States they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $48,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning $44,913 CAD per year.
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