Lown Surname

166,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,598 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Lown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5961:227,10521,940
England6621:84,1669,258
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Canada821:449,33638,948
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4861:103,33110,433

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Launde, a liberty in co. Leicester, and Laund, two townships in co. Lancaster. 2. See Launde.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lown Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lown is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lown? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 166,570th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,805,060 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Lown reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lown is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 28 people.

The last name Lown is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,596 people, or 1 in 227,105. In The United States Lown is most prevalent in: New York, where 18 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States Lown is found in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

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 last name increased 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 272 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lown Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lown last name is principally Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lown last name are 21.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowen893,809/
Lowin89874/
Lowne89234/
Lowén8937/
Loewn891/
Lowyn891/
Lownd890/
Lownt890/
Loewen8014,362/
Louwen80564/
Lowien80369/
Loween8072/
Loewin8018/
Lohwin8014/
Lowoen802/
Loiwin802/
Loowin801/
Louwin801/
Lowgin801/
Lowenn800/
Lawn754,036/
Lewn7520/
Lobn752/
Lovn752/
Louwien7354/
Lochwin734/
Loewien733/
Lochwyn731/
Lohwing731/
Loywing731/
Lewin6724,338/
Löwen673,070/
Lawin672,662/
Lobin671,762/
Lewen67595/
Loben67346/
Lawne6788/
Lewén6784/
Löwén6750/
Luwen6749/
Lobyn6741/
Lawhn6731/
Luwin6727/
Läwen6721/
Löwin6715/
Hlawn6710/
Lawwn671/
Lawnk671/
Lèwin671/
Luwng671/
Lovnc671/
Lawyn671/
Louwynck671/
Lawnn670/
Lawnt670/

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