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Low

in Washington DC

There are 22 people with the last name "Low" in Washington DC.

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Ranking in Washington DC

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Low 2,344
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  1. is 2,340th most common Kingsbury
  2. is 2,341st most common Layton
  3. is 2,342nd most common Lazarus
  4. is 2,343rd most common Lofty
  5. is 2,344th most common Low
  6. is 2,345th most common Mackenzie
  7. is 2,346th most common Malcolm
  8. is 2,347th most common Masters
  9. is 2,348th most common Mcinnis

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

Anne, James, Cerrissa, David, Derek, Frank, Helen, Jonathan, Kiang, Lek

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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