# Lowell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lowell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Anglo-Norman, a variant of Lovell.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,569 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,302 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 47,000 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.4% (6,665 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈləʊ.əl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A Middle English diminutive of Old French lou + -el (diminutive suffix), meaning "little wolf". Akin to Wolfie.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lowell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lowell in the United States.

## People named Lowell

- Percival Lowell, American astronomer (1855-1916)
- James Russell Lowell, American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891)
- Robert Lowell, American poet (1917–1977)
- Carey Lowell, American actress
- Chris Lowell, American actor
- Abbott Lawrence Lowell, American educator and legal scholar (1856–1943)
- Scott Lowell, American actor
- Joan Lowell, American actress (1902-1967)

## Similar surnames

Lolley, Leal, Lilly, Lyle, Lilley, Lally, Lail, Lillie, Lal, Loyola, Lile, Lawley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.