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Low

in California

There are 2,654 people with the last name "Low" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
Low 1,043
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  1. is 1,039th most common Bettencourt
  2. is 1,040th most common Mckay
  3. is 1,041st most common Angulo
  4. is 1,042nd most common Hobbs
  5. is 1,043rd most common Low
  6. is 1,044th most common Saavedra
  7. is 1,045th most common Rendon
  8. is 1,046th most common Whitaker
  9. is 1,047th most common Rosa

Similar Names and Nicknames

Law, Lo, Loy, Lew, Loo, Lou, Loh, Loe, Loi, Loa

Most Common First Names for Low

David, Michael, Richard, John, Robert, James, Jeffrey, Henry, Kenneth, William

Meaning & History

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Low

English and Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlāw (see Law 2).

Scottish and English: nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).

English and Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.

Scottish: from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.

Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.

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David Low, CA (9 searches)
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