Lowrey Surname

51,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Lowrey 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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Lowrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0101:45,2515,524
England9281:60,0417,136
Australia5311:50,8396,318
Canada2321:158,81716,066
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Scotland421:127,4727,985
France141:4,744,480251,814
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Wales101:309,45316,869
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland871:50,9184,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5501:44,3195,519
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales71:224,0598,079
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7041:29,4713,589

Lowrey (159) may also be a first name.

Lowrey 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

Frequently written Lewry. In Normandy there are two places called Lorei-one in the arrondissement of Evreux, the other in the Cotentin. At the making of Domesday, Hugh de Luri held lands in capite, co. Dorset. Another Norman patriarch, William Leurie, (without the territorial prefix) was a tenant in chief in cos. Oxon, Glouc., and Essex. But see Lowrie. Some Lowrys claim descent from the Scottish family of Laurie, of Maxwelton, near Dumfries, whose name was variously written Laurie, Lawrey, Lawry, Lowry, Lowrey, and Lowray. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Signifies in Scotch a crafty person, or one who lowers, that is, contracts his brow; hence a "lowry day"—cloudy.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lowrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lowrey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lowrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lowrey is the 51,389th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 730,654 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Lowrey reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 727,628th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 159 people.

The last name Lowrey is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,010 people, or 1 in 45,251. In The United States Lowrey is most prevalent in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Lowrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lowrey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 470 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 323 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lowrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lowrey surname are 20.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lowrey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.4% more than the national average, earning 530,875 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.04% less than the national average, earning R 78,324 per year; in United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $53,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowry9147,830/
Lowre9173/
D'Lowrey861/
Lowrie837,214/
Lawrey83882/
Lewrey8314/
Lovrey8310/
Lowray839/
Lowrry837/
Llowry833/
Lowroy832/
Loewry832/
Lowree832/
Lowhry832/
Loowry832/
Lowrys831/
Lobrey831/
Lowrei831/
Lowwry831/
Lowrae830/
Lowrre830/
Lowrer830/
Lowriy830/
D'Lowry771/
Lhewrey771/
Lawry734,280/
Lobry731,933/
Lewry731,144/
Lovre731,085/
Lobre73406/
Lawre7347/
Lowri7313/
Lowré735/
Lovry732/
Lowra731/
Lauwreys712/
Lawrie6713,186/
Loubry67668/
Louvry67152/
Louvre6772/
Labrey6757/
Lobree6755/
Lavrey6739/
Lovret6723/
Liobre6715/
Lawray6713/
Lawrue6711/
Lovrie673/
Loubre673/
L'Obry673/
Lobreu672/
Lawhre672/
Lauwry672/
Lawrea671/
Lewroy671/
Lovreć671/
Llovre671/
Loivre671/
Lobriy671/
Lobroy671/
Lobrea671/
Lowrad671/
Lowras671/
Lewrie671/
Lauwre671/
Lawrei671/
Lawruy671/
Lovres671/
Lubrey670/
Lawrry670/
Lovrry670/
Lawroy670/
Lojbry670/
Lawreu670/
Lawree670/
Lawrge670/

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