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Low

in Rhode Island

There are 31 people with the last name "Low" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Low 4,498
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  1. is 4,494th most common Leamy
  2. is 4,495th most common Lembo
  3. is 4,496th most common Linehan
  4. is 4,497th most common Lovejoy
  5. is 4,498th most common Low
  6. is 4,499th most common Lutz
  7. is 4,500th most common Macfarlane
  8. is 4,501st most common Macphee
  9. is 4,502nd most common Malafronte

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

George, Allan, Heidi, Helen, Timothy, Andrew, Angela, Barbara, Bradford

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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