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Low

in Maine

There are 116 people with the last name "Low" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Low 1,720
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  1. is 1,716th most common Gaudreau
  2. is 1,717th most common Gorham
  3. is 1,718th most common Hannan
  4. is 1,719th most common Hodgkin
  5. is 1,720th most common Low
  6. is 1,721st most common Mccoy
  7. is 1,722nd most common Southard
  8. is 1,723rd most common Tupper
  9. is 1,724th most common Barr

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

David, Barbara, John, Robert, Curtis, Eric, James, Ruth, Brenda, Carol

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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