# Lowry (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 24,895 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,428 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,402 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (24,506 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Lourie |

## Etymology

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Labhradha. See Lavery and compare McClory. * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Laury, Lawrie. Also compare Lowery.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lowry 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lowry in the United States and Australia.

## People named Lowry

- Lois Lowry, American writer
- Kyle Lowry, American basketball player (born 1986)
- Shane Lowry, Australian soccer player
- Mike Lowry, American politician (1939-2017)
- Dick Lowry, American director and film producer
- Judith Lowry, American actress (1890-1976)
- Elmer "Scooter" Lowry, American actor
- Robert Lowry, American professor of literature, composer of gospel hymns (1826–1899)
- Robert Lowry, 32nd governor of Mississippi (1829–1910)
- Shanti Lowry, American actress and dancer
- Heath W. Lowry, American historian
- Rich Lowry, American writer and editor of the National Review

## Similar surnames

Lor, Lora, Lohr, Lowrey, Lore, Lowrie, Loar, Lawry, Lowery, Lower, Lara, Leary.

## 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.