Lowery Surname

9,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,451 people bear this surname

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

Lowery Surname Definition:

(like Laurie, Scot. and North.E.

dims. of Laurence, q.v.

And Symy that was sone brint With his lad Loury.—Colkelbie Sow (15th cent.), 213-14.

Both Lowrie and Lawrie are Scot. nicknames for the fox or for supp. fox­like persons.

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Lowery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States54,2251:6,684785
England2,9871:18,6542,674
Canada7531:48,9325,934
Australia5971:45,2195,675
New Zealand2291:19,7743,481
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Ireland1031:45,7183,416
Wales861:35,9833,576
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Northern Ireland491:37,6543,578
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Nicaragua211:286,7192,940
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Panama101:391,2268,067
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4231:10,4721,505
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9541:25,5513,516
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1111:8,2181,055

Lowery (633) may also be a first name.

Lowery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(like Laurie, Scot. and North.E.

dims. of Laurence, q.v.

And Symy that was sone brint With his lad Loury.—Colkelbie Sow (15th cent.), 213-14.

Both Lowrie and Lawrie are Scot. nicknames for the fox or for supp. fox­like persons.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) Descendant of Laurie, pet form of Lawrence (the laurel, symbol of victory).

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

Lowery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowery (Arabic: لويري) is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lowery click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowery? popularity and diffusion

Lowery is the 9,515th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 122,581 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Lowery are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lowery is also the 330,859th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 633 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 54,225 people, or 1 in 6,684. In The United States Lowery is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Alabama, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Lowery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lowery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lowery surname expanded 887 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 313 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 76 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 860 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 413 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lowery last name is principally Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lowery last name are 17.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.81% being registered with the party.

The amount Lowery earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.63% less than the national average, earning 271,216 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.6% more than the national average, earning R 310,344 per year; in United States they earn 10.98% less than the national average, earning $38,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $51,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowerey9210/
Loewery923/
Lowerys922/
Lowerry921/
Loweruy921/
Louwery920/
Lowwery920/
Loweray920/
Loery917/
L'Lowery861/
Lowary83531/
Lawery83479/
Lovery83150/
Lewery83127/
Lowere838/
Lowera835/
Loweri833/
Louery832/
Luwery831/
Lobery831/
Lowiry831/
Loyery831/
Lowory830/
Loiery830/
Loeroy830/
Lowerre77266/
Loweree77148/
Loubery7779/
Lowerie7713/
Loberey779/
Louwere777/
Lawerys776/
Loweera773/
Lowerer772/
Loberry771/
Lowyrey771/
Leweiry771/
Lawwery771/
Lowaere771/
Loveryd771/
Lowerez771/
Loberyi771/
Lewerey770/
Lawerry770/
Lauwery770/
Loworey770/
Lawerey770/
Leary7327,622/
Loury732,121/
Leury73189/
Luery7387/
Loeri7367/
Loiry7335/
Laery7333/
Liery7326/
Leery733/
Leiry733/
Loere732/
Lyery731/
Loyry731/
Leyry730/
Loughery711,366/
Louweret7145/
Louberry7124/
Lowerree712/
Louweris711/
Lowerich710/
Lowerrie710/
Lowerret710/
Lovera6739,621/
Lavery6716,214/
Lowari671,166/
Lojera671,141/
Loiray671,020/
Lauwereys67699/
Lourey67592/
Lawary67461/
Loware67366/
Lawere67281/
Lawera67249/
Lowira67249/
Leweri67245/
Learey67177/
Labery67173/
Lewere67139/
Loveri67133/
Levery67121/
Luwere6790/
Lobere6774/
Leeroy6757/
Laweri6735/
Lhoiry6733/
Loyera6731/
Levary6726/
Luwera6718/
Leirey6715/
Loyere6715/
Leiray6714/
Lovere6713/
Leuray6713/
Lowori6712/
Learry6710/
Leeray6710/
Leurey6710/
Levéry6710/
Lawory679/
Lewary677/
Louray677/
Levory677/
Loueri677/
Louera676/
Lauery675/
Lowore675/
Loberi675/
Loyeri675/
Lourry674/
Loieri674/
Leurys674/
Lovary673/
Lavory672/
Lowire672/
Lourer672/
Loehri672/
Lubery672/
Lojere672/
Lujery671/
Louhry671/
Lleary671/
Lieray671/
Lierry671/
Leyrey671/
Lgeary671/
Leutry671/
Leerry671/
Lueroy671/
Hleary671/
Loerge671/
Loirey671/
Lojeri671/
Luweri671/
Lourys671/
Loutry671/
Loyroy671/
L'Oury671/
Learys670/
Leatry670/
Leerey670/
Leeary670/
Learhy670/
Leahry670/
Leviry670/
Loerri670/
Lovyry670/
Lloury670/
Leirhy670/

Lowery Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lowery in the Arabic language
لويريlwyry-

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