How common is the surname Lowrey?

5,607 people in the United States had the surname Lowrey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,064 Americans. It ranked 6,117th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Lowrey?

Lowrey is /ˈloʊ.ɹi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Lowrey getting more or less common?

More common. 5,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,607 in 2010, up 1.9%.

Is Lowrey also a first name?

Yes. Lowrey 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 Lowrey

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,607 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈloʊ.ɹi/ 2 syllables Soundex L600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lowrey is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

From a pet form of the personal name Lawrence.

Lowrey 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 5,607 people named Lowrey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,064 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,500.

#6,117

rank among US surnames

5,607

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,766)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,109	Kavanaugh	5,611	55,025
#6,111	Hickson	5,610	55,035
#6,115	Comeau	5,609	55,045
#6,117	Lowrey	5,607	55,064
#6,118	Dutcher	5,605	55,084
#6,119	Sikora	5,604	55,094

Who is named Lowrey

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

90% of people named Lowrey identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lowrey

Lowrey has the Soundex code L600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L600.

Questions

Where does the surname Lowrey come from?: From a pet form of the personal name Lawrence.
How common is the surname Lowrey?: 5,607 people in the United States had the surname Lowrey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,064 Americans. It ranked 6,117th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lowrey?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Lowrey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Lowrey?: Lowrey is /ˈloʊ.ɹi/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Lowrey?: Lowrey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Lowrey getting more or less common?: More common. 5,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,607 in 2010, up 1.9%.
Is Lowrey also a first name?: Yes. Lowrey 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.