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Low

in Oregon

There are 214 people with the last name "Low" in Oregon.

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Ranking in Oregon

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Low 1,775
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  1. is 1,771st most common Teague
  2. is 1,772nd most common Ayres
  3. is 1,773rd most common Delacruz
  4. is 1,774th most common Finn
  5. is 1,775th most common Low
  6. is 1,776th most common Lundgren
  7. is 1,777th most common Maher
  8. is 1,778th most common Morey
  9. is 1,779th most common Still

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

Richard, Michael, Robert, Thomas, Donald, Jason, John, Mary, Timothy, Albert

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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