Lowie Surname
Approximately 728 people bear this surname
Lowie Surname Definition:
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.
Lowie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 428 | 1:26,861 | 4,266 |
| United States | 203 | 1:1,785,512 | 117,316 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Lowie (4,253) may also be a first name.
Lowie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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.
Lowie Demographics
Average Lowie Salary in
United States
$48,819 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lowie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lowie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lowie is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lowie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 463,189th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,010,365 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Lowie are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lowie is also the 106,239th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 4,253 people.
Lowie is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 26,861. In Belgium Lowie is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 80 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 16 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.
Lowie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lowie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lowie surname grew 781 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lowie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lowie last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lowie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.14% more than the national average, earning $48,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $48,984 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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