Lown Surname
Approximately 2,598 people bear this surname
Lown Surname Definition:
(Low German) Loon; Lad [Middle English and Scot. town, loun: cp. Middle Dutch loen, a stupid fellow] Does haughty Gaul invasion threat? Then let the louns beware, sir !— Burns, ‘The Dumfries Volunteers,’ 1-2.
There has been some confusion with Lownd, Lound, q.
Read More About This SurnameLown Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,596 | 1:227,105 | 21,940 |
| England | 662 | 1:84,166 | 9,258 |
| Australia | 105 | 1:257,102 | 23,526 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 243 | 1:100,310 | 10,120 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 486 | 1:103,331 | 10,433 |
Lown (28) may also be a first name.
Lown Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Low German) Loon; Lad [Middle English and Scot. town, loun: cp. Middle Dutch loen, a stupid fellow] Does haughty Gaul invasion threat? Then let the louns beware, sir !— Burns, ‘The Dumfries Volunteers,’ 1-2.
There has been some confusion with Lownd, Lound, q.v.
1. Launde, a liberty in co. Leicester, and Laund, two townships in co. Lancaster. 2. See Launde.
Lown Demographics
Lown Political Affiliation
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Lown Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lown Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lown is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lown.
How Common Is The Last Name Lown? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lown is the 166,570th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,805,060 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Lown reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 28 people.
The last name Lown is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,596 people, or 1 in 227,105. In The United States Lown is most common in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Lown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lown has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lown surname grew 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 272 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lown Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lown last name are 21.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.63% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lown earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.51% less than the national average, earning R 158,016 per year; in United States they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $44,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $53,904 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowen | 89 | 3,809 | / |
| Lowin | 89 | 874 | / |
| Lowne | 89 | 234 | / |
| Lowén | 89 | 37 | / |
| Loewn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lowyn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lownd | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lownt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Loewen | 80 | 14,362 | / |
| Louwen | 80 | 564 | / |
| Lowien | 80 | 369 | / |
| Loween | 80 | 72 | / |
| Loewin | 80 | 18 | / |
| Lohwin | 80 | 14 | / |
| Lowoen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loiwin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loowin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Louwin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lowgin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lowenn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lawn | 75 | 4,036 | / |
| Lewn | 75 | 20 | / |
| Lobn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lovn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Louwien | 73 | 54 | / |
| Lochwin | 73 | 4 | / |
| Loewien | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lochwyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lohwing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loywing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lewin | 67 | 24,338 | / |
| Löwen | 67 | 3,070 | / |
| Lawin | 67 | 2,662 | / |
| Lobin | 67 | 1,762 | / |
| Lewen | 67 | 595 | / |
| Loben | 67 | 346 | / |
| Lawne | 67 | 88 | / |
| Lewén | 67 | 84 | / |
| Löwén | 67 | 50 | / |
| Luwen | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lobyn | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lawhn | 67 | 31 | / |
| Luwin | 67 | 27 | / |
| Läwen | 67 | 21 | / |
| Löwin | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hlawn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lawwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lèwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovnc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwynck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawnn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lawnt | 67 | 0 | / |
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