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Low
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low LOW low% Lőw łów 'low
English
Etymology
As an English and Scottish surname, from the obsolete noun en low mound, barrow mound.
Also as an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective en low.
Also as an English and Scottish surname of en nrf - origin, from en xno leu wolf.
Also as a Scottish surname, from a pet form of en Lawrence. Compare en Lowry.
As a en de - and Jewish surname, variant of en Löwe, en Lowe, en Loew.
As a en zh - surname, variant of en Lau, en Lou; also en Li, en Luo.
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en twpmun in rcomun/La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau r/Outaouais p/Quebec c/Canada, named after Charles Adamson Low.
en ghost town co/Tooele County s/Utah c/USA.
Derived terms
en Balian-Low theorem
en Gell-Mann and Low theorem
en Low basis theorem
en Lowville
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Low is the 2979th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12032 individuals. Low is most common among White (61.77%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (28.82%) individuals.
See also
en Lo Loe Loew Lowe Loewe Löwe Löw Lœw Lœwe Løw Løwe
Anagrams
en low OWL WoL owl
French
fr:+ (Québec)
Etymology
The name of the municipality is derived from the fr en - surname en Low. The municipality is named after Irish lumber merchant Charles Adamson Low.
Pronunciation
[ow:o]
fr Low
fr o 1
Proper noun
m
fr township municipality rcm/La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau r/Outaouais p/Quebec c/Canada
Derived terms
fr Lowite
fr eponyms