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Low

in North Carolina

There are 129 people with the last name "Low" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Low 5,745
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  1. is 5,741st most common Groff
  2. is 5,742nd most common Henkel
  3. is 5,743rd most common Hursey
  4. is 5,744th most common Kroll
  5. is 5,745th most common Low
  6. is 5,746th most common Luce
  7. is 5,747th most common Mainor
  8. is 5,748th most common Mancuso
  9. is 5,749th most common Mcbee

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

David, John, Joseph, Judith, William, Aaron, Alma, Cathryn, Cheong

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, NC (9 searches)
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