How common is the surname Lowry?

24,895 people in the United States had the surname Lowry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,402 Americans. It ranked 1,428th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lowry?

Lois Lowry, American writer, followed by Kyle Lowry.

Where is the surname Lowry most common?

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

Is the surname Lowry getting more or less common?

More common. 24,506 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,895 in 2010, up 1.6%.

Is Lowry also a first name?

Yes. Lowry 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 Lowry

A patronymic surname, carried by 24,895 people in the United States.

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). Lowry is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Lowry 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 24,895 people named Lowry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,402 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,506.

#1,428

rank among US surnames

24,895

people in 2010

8.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,323)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,419	Givens	25,067	12,317
#1,420	Tipton	25,064	12,318
#1,421	Coffman	24,980	12,360
#1,422	Greenwood	24,971	12,364
#1,423	Curran	24,969	12,365
#1,424	Childress	24,937	12,381
#1,425	Fish	24,924	12,387

Who is named Lowry

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

85% of people named Lowry identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lowrys

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lois Lowry
American writer, born 1937
Kyle Lowry
American basketball player (born 1986)
Shane Lowry
Australian soccer player, born 1989
Mike Lowry
American politician (1939-2017)
Dick Lowry
American director and film producer, born 1944
Judith Lowry
American actress (1890-1976)
Elmer "Scooter" Lowry
American actor, 1919–1989
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, born 1982
Heath W. Lowry
American historian, born 1942
Rich Lowry
American writer and editor of the National Review, born 1968

Notable Lowrys come mostly from the United States (11) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Lourie

Surnames that sound like Lowry

Lowry 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 Lowry come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Lowry?: 24,895 people in the United States had the surname Lowry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,402 Americans. It ranked 1,428th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lowry?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Lowry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lowry?: Lois Lowry, American writer, followed by Kyle Lowry.
Where is the surname Lowry most common?: Wikidata records people named Lowry in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Lowry?: Lowry is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Lowry getting more or less common?: More common. 24,506 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,895 in 2010, up 1.6%.
What are other spellings of Lowry?: Lourie.
Is Lowry also a first name?: Yes. Lowry 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.