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Low

in Virginia

There are 148 people with the last name "Low" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Low 4,834
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  1. is 4,830th most common Hilbert
  2. is 4,831st most common Hinkley
  3. is 4,832nd most common Huskey
  4. is 4,833rd most common Kirtley
  5. is 4,834th most common Low
  6. is 4,835th most common Magill
  7. is 4,836th most common Merica
  8. is 4,837th most common Nalls
  9. is 4,838th most common Ong

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

James, John, David, Peter, Janet, Karen, Kimberly, Richard, Ruth, Sharon

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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