How common is the surname Lowenthal?

1,283 people in the United States had the surname Lowenthal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,643 Americans. It ranked 20,636th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lowenthal?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Lowenthal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lowenthal?

Yuri Lowenthal, American voice actor, followed by Alan Lowenthal.

Where is the surname Lowenthal most common?

Wikidata records people named Lowenthal in the United States.

Is the surname Lowenthal getting more or less common?

More common. 1,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,283 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Lowenthal

A surname, carried by 1,283 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L534

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lowenthal is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

From German Löwenthal, from Löwe (“lion”) + Thal (“valley”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,283 people named Lowenthal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 240,643 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,269.

#20,636

rank among US surnames

1,283

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,657)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,627	Siple	1,284	240,456
#20,636	Lowenthal	1,283	240,643

Who is named Lowenthal

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

92% of people named Lowenthal identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lowenthals

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Yuri Lowenthal
American voice actor, born 1971
Alan Lowenthal
American politician (born 1941)
Jerome Lowenthal
American pianist, born 1932

Questions

Where does the surname Lowenthal come from?: From German Löwenthal, from Löwe (“lion”) + Thal (“valley”).
How common is the surname Lowenthal?: 1,283 people in the United States had the surname Lowenthal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,643 Americans. It ranked 20,636th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lowenthal?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Lowenthal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lowenthal?: Yuri Lowenthal, American voice actor, followed by Alan Lowenthal.
Where is the surname Lowenthal most common?: Wikidata records people named Lowenthal in the United States.
Is the surname Lowenthal getting more or less common?: More common. 1,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,283 in 2010, up 1.1%.