# Lowery (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 43,278 |
| US rank (2010) | 799 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,134 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (41,670 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Northern English and Irish surname, variant of Lowry.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lowery 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) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lowery in the United States.

## People named Lowery

- David Lowery, American filmmaker
- Robert Lowery, American motion picture, television, and stage actor (1913-1971)
- Joseph Lowery, American minister (1921–2020)
- Robert Lowery, American basketball player (born 1987)
- Bill Lowery, American politician
- John 5, American guitarist (born 1970)
- Anybody Killa, American rapper (born 1973)

## Similar surnames

Lower, Lowry, Leary, Loera, Lor, Leroy, Lowrey, Lawyer, Lore, Loehr, Lowrie, Lawry.

## 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.