How common is the surname Lowell?

6,569 people in the United States had the surname Lowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,000 Americans. It ranked 5,302nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lowell?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lowell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lowell?

Percival Lowell, American astronomer (1855-1916), followed by James Russell Lowell.

Where is the surname Lowell most common?

Wikidata records people named Lowell in the United States.

How do you pronounce Lowell?

Lowell is /ˈləʊ.əl/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Lowell getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,569 in 2010, down 1.4%.

Is Lowell also a first name?

Yes. Lowell is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lowell

A Norman surname, carried by 6,569 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈləʊ.əl/ 2 syllables Soundex L400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lowell is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

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

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,569 people named Lowell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,000 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,665.

#5,302

rank among US surnames

6,569

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,832)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,297	Wasserman	6,577	46,943
#5,300	Silverstein	6,576	46,950
#5,301	Hume	6,573	46,972
#5,302	Lowell	6,569	47,000
#5,303	Copley	6,568	47,008

Who is named Lowell

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

93% of people named Lowell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lowells

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1961
Chris Lowell
American actor, born 1984
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
American educator and legal scholar (1856–1943)
Scott Lowell
American actor, born 1965
Joan Lowell
American actress (1902-1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lowell

Lolley

Lowell has the Soundex code L400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L400.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lowell come from?: A Middle English diminutive of Old French lou + -el (diminutive suffix), meaning "little wolf". Akin to Wolfie.
How common is the surname Lowell?: 6,569 people in the United States had the surname Lowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,000 Americans. It ranked 5,302nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lowell?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lowell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lowell?: Percival Lowell, American astronomer (1855-1916), followed by James Russell Lowell.
Where is the surname Lowell most common?: Wikidata records people named Lowell in the United States.
How do you pronounce Lowell?: Lowell is /ˈləʊ.əl/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Lowell getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,569 in 2010, down 1.4%.
Is Lowell also a first name?: Yes. Lowell is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.