How common is the surname Lowndes?

557 people in the United States had the surname Lowndes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 554,301 Americans. It ranked 39,486th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lowndes?

Jason Lowndes, Australian cyclist (1994–2017), followed by Emma Lowndes.

Where is the surname Lowndes most common?

Wikidata records people named Lowndes in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and 1 other country.

Is the surname Lowndes getting more or less common?

More common. 514 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 557 in 2010, up 8.4%.

The surname Lowndes

A patronymic surname, carried by 557 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lowndes is more common than 75.7% of them.

Origin

Patronymic from Lown.

Lowndes is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 557 people named Lowndes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 554,301 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 514.

#39,486

rank among US surnames

557

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #40,139)

Who is named Lowndes

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

78% of people named Lowndes identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Two or more races 2.0%

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 Lowndess

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Lowndes
Australian cyclist (1994–2017)
Emma Lowndes
British actress, born 1975
Lloyd Lowndes Jr.
American politician (1845-1905)
Craig Lowndes
Australian racing driver, born 1974
Mary Lowndes
British artist (1856–1929)

Notable Lowndess come mostly from Australia (2), the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lowndes

Landes

Lowndes has the Soundex code L532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L532.

Questions

Where does the surname Lowndes come from?: Patronymic from Lown.
How common is the surname Lowndes?: 557 people in the United States had the surname Lowndes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 554,301 Americans. It ranked 39,486th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lowndes?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Lowndes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lowndes?: Jason Lowndes, Australian cyclist (1994–2017), followed by Emma Lowndes.
Where is the surname Lowndes most common?: Wikidata records people named Lowndes in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Lowndes?: Lowndes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Lowndes getting more or less common?: More common. 514 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 557 in 2010, up 8.4%.