How common is the surname Loew?

1,853 people in the United States had the surname Loew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,619 Americans. It ranked 15,734th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Loew?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Loew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Loew?

Marcus Loew, American film pioneer and business magnate (1870–1927), followed by Oscar Loew.

Where is the surname Loew most common?

Wikidata records people named Loew in the United States and German Reich.

Is the surname Loew getting more or less common?

More common. 1,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,853 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Loew

A German surname, carried by 1,853 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Loew is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

From the German surname, variant of Lowe.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,853 people named Loew in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,619 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,751.

#15,734

rank among US surnames

1,853

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,384)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,727	Youn	1,854	166,529
#15,734	Loew	1,853	166,619
#15,743	Blossom	1,852	166,709

Who is named Loew

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Loew identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Loews

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marcus Loew
American film pioneer and business magnate (1870–1927)
Oscar Loew
Agricultural chemist (1844-1941)

Notable Loews come mostly from the United States (1) and German Reich (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Loew

Loew has the Soundex code L000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L000.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Loew come from?: From the German surname, variant of Lowe.
How common is the surname Loew?: 1,853 people in the United States had the surname Loew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,619 Americans. It ranked 15,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loew?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Loew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Loew?: Marcus Loew, American film pioneer and business magnate (1870–1927), followed by Oscar Loew.
Where is the surname Loew most common?: Wikidata records people named Loew in the United States and German Reich.
Is the surname Loew getting more or less common?: More common. 1,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,853 in 2010, up 5.8%.