Lowry Surname

11,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Lowry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lawrence.' In the Lowlands and on the Borders, popularly Lowrie or Laurie, whence the many North English and Scottish variations of this name. The English sobriquet of the fox was Reynard, which see.

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Lowry Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,0941:10,3281,257
England3,2071:17,3742,501
Australia2,3821:11,3331,674
Canada2,2531:16,3542,367
Northern Ireland1,6831:1,096223
Ireland1,6601:2,837523
New Zealand5641:8,0291,368
Scotland2061:25,9892,818
South Africa1911:283,65327,806
Wales1521:20,3592,157
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Bermuda171:3,840587
India151:51,137,692512,385
Saint Kitts and Nevis141:3,943476
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
France131:5,109,440259,941
British Virgin Islands121:2,633313
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Austria91:946,15970,786
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belize91:39,4972,328
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Cook Islands81:2,272577
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norfolk Island51:459108
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
China51:273,464,31313,838
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6521:2,682506
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1221:21,7253,078
Scotland651:57,5883,712
Wales171:92,2604,121
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,9361:6,328793

Lowry (1,005) may also be a first name.

Lowry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lawrence.' In the Lowlands and on the Borders, popularly Lowrie or Laurie, whence the many North English and Scottish variations of this name. The English sobriquet of the fox was Reynard, which see. In Scotland Lawrence stood sponsor to the animal.

'Whil slee Tod Lowrie hads without his mow.' - Ramsay's Poems.

'He said; and round the courtiers all and each Applauded Lawrie for his winsome speech.' ibid.

Hence 'Lowrie-like,' having the crafty look of a fox. The full name Lawrence was also applied to the fox, proving that Lowry and Lawry are the true offspring of the name.

'Lawrence the actis and the proccis wrait.': Bannatyne Poems.

1677. Buried — Mary Lower: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1743. Married — Edward Lowry and Sarah Gilbert: St. George Chapel, Mayfair.

1784. — Hugh Laurie and Frances Storie: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Diminutives of Laurence which see. Innes (p. 21) says Laurie is another shape of Laurenceson, but this is unlikely. The church of Edzell was dedicated to S. Laurence the Martyr, and his well is near by the churchyard. The name has been also explained, with still less probability; as from Scots lowrie, 'foxy'. The name of Gavin Lawrie, governor of New Jersey during the colonial period, is spelled in a letter quoted in The Haigs of Bemersyde as Lowry. In old records (barony court book of Stitchell, kirk-session records, tombstones, etc.) the surname is found spelled Lauri (1655), Laurie, Laurri, Laury (1665), Lawrie, Lawiy, Lame, Larry, Lowry, Lourie, Loury, and Lowrry.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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

Ó Labhradha This Ulster sept had three branches, Baun-Lavery, Roe-Lavery and Trin-Lavery (the last being mistranslated Armstrong). IF 213; Map Ant-Down (misprinted as Laverty)

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Labhradha This Ulster sept had three branches, Baun-Lavery, Roe-Lavery and Trin-Lavery (the last being mistranslated Armstrong). IF 213; Map Ant-Down (misprinted as Laverty)

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) Descendant of Laurie, pet form of Lawrence (the laurel, symbol of victory).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A northern abbreviation of Lawrence.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

From Loury; a location name in France.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lowry: is from Lowry in Loiret.

— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould
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Sample size: 7,468 (2014)

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Lowry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lowry (Arabic: لاوري) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lowry.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowry? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,745th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 152,363 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lowry are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lowry is also the 253,774th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 1,005 people.

The last name Lowry is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 35,094 people, or 1 in 10,328. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Lowry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lowry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lowry last name grew 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 100 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 894 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lowry last name is predominantly Presbyterian (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lowry are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lowry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.61% more than the national average, earning R 362,652 per year; in United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,811 CAD per year.

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Lowrey919,974/
Lowray919/
Lowrry917/
Llowry913/
Loewry912/
Lowroy912/
Lowhry912/
Loowry912/
Lowwry911/
Lowrys911/
Lowriy910/
D'Lowry831/
Lawry804,280/
Lobry801,933/
Lewry801,144/
Lowre8073/
Lowri8013/
Lowré805/
Lovry802/
Lowra801/
D'Lowrey771/
Lowrie737,214/
Lawrey73882/
Loubry73668/
Louvry73152/
Lewrey7314/
Lawray7313/
Lovrey7310/
L'Obry733/
Lowree732/
Lauwry732/
Lobriy731/
Lobrey731/
Lobroy731/
Lowrei731/
Lawruy731/
Lewroy731/
Lawrry730/
Lowrre730/
Lovrry730/
Lowrer730/
Lawroy730/
Lojbry730/
Lawrysh6728/
Lovrych678/
Lauwrys675/
Lawraya672/
Lhewrey671/
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Lowry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lowry in the Arabic language
لاوريlawry-

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