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Low

in West Virginia

There are 28 people with the last name "Low" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Low 5,646
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  1. is 5,642nd most common Lego
  2. is 5,643rd most common Lineberry
  3. is 5,644th most common Lofton
  4. is 5,645th most common Logar
  5. is 5,646th most common Low
  6. is 5,647th most common Luster
  7. is 5,648th most common Mackenzie
  8. is 5,649th most common Mano
  9. is 5,650th most common Markwood

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Low

Howard, Robert, Corey, Deanna, Gary, Steven, Aaron, Albert, Alecia, Charles

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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