Lowson Surname

261,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Lowson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lawrence,' from the nick. Law or Low; compare Lowrie for Laurie, and v. Lawson. Lawson is a familiar Cumberland surname.

1616. Henry Lowson, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Lowson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7131:78,1468,768
Scotland2871:18,6542,220
Australia1371:197,04919,369
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Canada601:614,09350,489
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4401:8,5071,149
England2451:99,49110,063
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

Lowson (76) may also be a first name.

Lowson 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,' from the nick. Law or Low; compare Lowrie for Laurie, and v. Lawson. Lawson is a familiar Cumberland surname.

1616. Henry Lowson, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1753. Married — John Baxter and Ann Lowson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

1 Low’s Son: v. Low (Scandinavian) 2 for Lawson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lowson Last Name Facts

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

Lowson (Marathi: लॉसन) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lowson.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowson? popularity and diffusion

Lowson is the 261,481st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,855,127 people. The surname Lowson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Lowson reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles. Lowson is also the 1,107,702nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 76 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 713 people, or 1 in 78,146. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Lowson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lowson has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 291 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 12 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lowson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lowson last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lowson last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lowson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.03% more than the national average, earning R 328,008 per year; in United States they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $47,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louwson9222/
Lowsson923/
Lowsong921/
Lawson83235,809/
Lobson8367/
Lowsen8313/
Lowsan831/
Lowsom831/
Luwson831/
Lofson830/
Lovson830/
Llawson7712/
Lawsson778/
Lawsone773/
Lawwson773/
Lhawson772/
Lavwson772/
Lawsomn771/
Lawsion771/
Lawsong771/
Lawsonn771/
Lawsoon771/
Laawson771/
Lovsone771/
Louwsom771/
Laswson771/
Lowsand771/
Lyovson771/
Loowsen770/
Lawshon770/
Lauwson770/
D'Lawson714/
Lawsonne712/
L'Hobson711/
Lowshang711/
Lofshone711/
Labson672,061/
Lawsen67115/
Lawsom6731/
Lawsan6716/
Lawzon678/
Lavson678/
Lubson677/
Lawsonová673/
Lowsam671/
Lobsen671/
Lovzon671/
Lovsen671/
Lobzon671/
Lafson670/

Lowson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lowson in the Marathi language
लॉसनlosana-

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