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Lowe
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lo'we lowe Löwe
English
Etymology
As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of en Low.
As a en de - surname, spelling variant of en Löwe, en Loewe.
As a Jewish surname/en yi - surname, from de Löwe lion.
Also as a Jewish surname, Germanized from en Levy.
As a French-derived surname, from en fro lou wolf.
As a Norse-derived surname, from en non lágr low (as in "short").
As a native English-derived surname, from en ang hlāw hill (a burial ground in this case).
Also a petname (clipping) of en Laurence/en Lawrence.
Pronunciation
en /loʊ/ US
en əʊ 1
en low ; lo<aa:toe-tow>
Proper noun
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en 4 September 2026 Joe Pike Three crucial questions facing Farage at Reform conference https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgyp1me0j7o BBC News That is partly due to a resurgent Labour Party under Andy Burnham, and the rise of Restore, a party led by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe. 4 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260927073504/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgyp1me0j7o 27 September 2026
A placename:
en ucomm co/Sussex County s/Delaware c/USA.
en twp co/Moultrie County s/Illinois c/USA.
en hamlet par/Wem Rural co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ5030.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Lowe is the 334th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 92,260 individuals. Lowe is most common among White (73.04%) and Black (19.35%) individuals.
See also
en Cauldon Lowe
Verb
en MTE slang A slang term for "allow", means allow it. Ex: (leave it, forget or don't worry about it)
See also
en Lo Loe Low Loew Loewe Löwe Löw Lœw Lœwe Løw Løwe
Further reading
Anagrams
en elow Loew owel wole