Lowen Surname

120,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

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.

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Lowen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5671:231,30822,253
Canada5311:69,3897,957
England5001:111,43611,498
New Zealand2231:20,3063,569
Australia2151:125,56113,746
Paraguay1361:53,2111,508
Brazil1281:1,672,45654,891
Indonesia1171:1,130,33581,024
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Wales241:128,9399,528
Chile201:880,82418,509
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
India71:109,580,769786,157
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:97,5019,918
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

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).

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

1. A corruption of the well-known A-Sax, personal name, Leofwin. 2. A contraction of the Welsh Llewellyn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William de Loven, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Robert de Lovent, Eng. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

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.).

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

Lowen Last Name Facts

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

Lowen is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Lowén. Click here for other potential spellings of Lowen.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 120,405th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,913,244 people. The last name Lowen is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lowen reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lowen is also the 279,817th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 849 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,567 people, or 1 in 231,308. In The United States Lowen is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Lowen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lowen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lowen last name rose 979 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 277 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (54%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lowen surname are 4.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.91% being registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowén9337/
Loewen9114,362/
Louwen91564/
Lowien91369/
Loween9172/
Luowen9132/
Lowein919/
Lowoen912/
Lowean911/
Lowene910/
Lowenn910/
Lown892,598/
Loen891,586/
Louwien8354/
Luoweng839/
Loswene834/
Loewien833/
Loweing832/
Lowesen830/
Loven802,032/
Loyen801,011/
Lowin80874/
Lyoen80499/
Lawen80402/
Lojen80350/
Loben80346/
Lowne80234/
Loehn8092/
Louen8067/
Luwen8049/
Loien8026/
Lowem806/
Lloen802/
Lowyn801/
Loewn801/
Loenn801/
Lownt800/
Lownd800/
Lowissen7716/
Hloweing7710/
Lowechin772/
Louweene771/
Louweine770/
Louven73629/
Loeven73603/
Lauwen73444/
Looyen73369/
Loggen73343/
Liuwen73133/
Lousen73120/
Loysen73116/
Loisen73110/
Looben73104/
Lawien7386/
Lewein7385/
Lovein7380/
Loiben7363/
Loveng7354/
Hloben7339/
Lohven7334/
Loiten7329/
Louten7328/
Lovean7327/
Lotven7321/
Lobean7321/
Leuwen7321/
Loewin7318/
Lawene7317/
Lovent7315/
Lohwin7314/
Louend7312/
Lawean7312/
Lovend739/
Loevin739/
Loveen739/
Lyoven738/
Loueng737/
Lovene737/
Loyenn736/
Louben735/
Loyuen732/
Louien732/
Louyen732/
Lawenn732/
Loiwin732/
Looven732/
Loyene732/
Lobein731/
Loowin731/
Lojien731/
Loucen731/
Lovenn731/
Lowain731/
Loweem731/
Lhoven731/
Lawein731/
Lowine731/
Louwin731/
Loiven731/
Lloven731/
Louene731/
Lovien731/
Lowhin731/
Loyeng731/
Loyien731/
Lawaen731/
Layoen731/
Lowgin731/
Loujen731/
Loyhen731/
Loojen731/
Lawhen730/
Loyent730/
Lewean730/
Louwissen7112/
Lien6732,885/
Lean6710,554/
Lein679,350/
Loun677,540/
Leen675,868/
Lawn674,036/
Loin671,650/
Leyn671,288/
Luen67786/
Laen67663/
Lyen67300/
Leun67288/
Looysen6799/
Lyawene6796/
Loichen6789/
Liuweng6773/
Louchen6752/
Loyn6728/
Louvent6726/
Louteng6724/
Lhoujen6720/
Lowisin6716/
Loveing6714/
Lejn679/
Losueng677/
Lovesin676/
Lovetin676/
Lojn674/
Laweine674/
Lochwin674/
Liouene674/
Loveine673/
Loveten673/
Loychen673/
Lowayne672/
Lovn672/
Leãn672/
Lobn672/
Lochuen671/
Lochwyn671/
Looyeng671/
Loutten671/
Loveand671/
Loywing671/
Leeweun671/
Losuene671/
Louiene671/
Louient671/
Lowhing671/
Loyenne671/
Leán671/
Lawheng671/
Hlojene671/
Loveene671/
Louceng671/
Lohwing671/
Lhoucen671/
Laoueng671/
Laweing671/
Lovysen670/
Leauwen670/
Lovenne670/
Lawenhe670/

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