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Low

in Iowa

There are 138 people with the last name "Low" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Low 2,590
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  1. is 2,586th most common Kasper
  2. is 2,587th most common Kirchhoff
  3. is 2,588th most common Lechtenberg
  4. is 2,589th most common Lockhart
  5. is 2,590th most common Low
  6. is 2,591st most common Mccollum
  7. is 2,592nd most common Mcneil
  8. is 2,593rd most common Plueger
  9. is 2,594th most common Prince

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

David, Gary, Mary, Robert, Susan, Alli, Barbara, Connie, Daniel, Frank

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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