Lowey Surname
Approximately 1,278 people bear this surname
Lowey Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Manx and Irish Luigh (gh mute) and Lughaidh (dh mute).
Lowey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 572 | 1:633,669 | 51,045 |
| England | 243 | 1:229,292 | 19,121 |
| Canada | 200 | 1:184,228 | 18,260 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| Northern Ireland | 49 | 1:37,654 | 3,578 |
| Isle of Man | 41 | 1:2,093 | 405 |
| Ireland | 40 | 1:117,723 | 5,959 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 97 | 1:45,669 | 3,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 82 | 1:662 | 114 |
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
The alternate forms: Löwey (1) are calculated separately.
Lowey (112) may also be a first name.
Lowey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Manx and Irish Luigh (gh mute) and Lughaidh (dh mute).
Which is still found, and the obsolete Gillowye, and Mac Gillowye, were perhaps the ‘Descendants of Luigh or Lewey'. The name Lughaidh was Anglicised Loway in Ireland.
Lowey Demographics
Lowey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lowey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lowey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lowey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Löwey. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lowey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 298,032nd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,702,305 people. The last name Lowey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lowey live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 885,979th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 112 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 633,669. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.
Lowey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lowey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lowey surname grew 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 294 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lowey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lowey last name is chiefly Anglican (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lowey surname are 3.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.34% being registered with the party.
The amount Lowey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 779.57% more than the national average, earning 3,044,000 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $52,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,772 CAD per year.
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