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Low

in Michigan

There are 255 people with the last name "Low" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Low 3,932
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  1. is 3,928th most common Goodson
  2. is 3,929th most common Hanlon
  3. is 3,930th most common Huhn
  4. is 3,931st most common Laster
  5. is 3,932nd most common Low
  6. is 3,933rd most common Oldham
  7. is 3,934th most common Paxton
  8. is 3,935th most common Rust
  9. is 3,936th most common Seward

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

Michael, Richard, Charles, David, James, Jennifer, John, Kevin, Mary, Bruce

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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