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Low

in Ohio

There are 263 people with the last name "Low" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

NameRank
Low 4,505
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  1. is 4,501st most common Bigham
  2. is 4,502nd most common Croy
  3. is 4,503rd most common Hanks
  4. is 4,504th most common Kahler
  5. is 4,505th most common Low
  6. is 4,506th most common Mcbee
  7. is 4,507th most common Partlow
  8. is 4,508th most common Pastor
  9. is 4,509th most common Sisler

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

William, Mark, George, James, Matthew, Scott, Beverly, Julie, Nathan, Robert

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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