Given name & surname
Low
“a feisty woman”
Low is a variant of Lo. One American interpretation is “a feisty woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Low is a variant of Lo. One American interpretation is “a feisty woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Low is a variant of Lo. An origin associated with Lo is American.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Low as a surname is an affectionate form of Lawrence.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Low through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1920. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141 as a first name in 2020; 12,132 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Low’s family of names
In English usage, Low as a surname is an affectionate form of Lawrence. Low has a related form in Lo. In English usage, Low as a surname has a related form in LAU.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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