How common is the surname Lowther?

4,049 people in the United States had the surname Lowther in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,252 Americans. It ranked 8,196th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lowther?

T.J. Lowther, American film and television actor.

Where is the surname Lowther most common?

Wikidata records people named Lowther in the United States.

Is the surname Lowther getting more or less common?

More common. 3,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,049 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Lowther

A surname, carried by 4,049 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lowther is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,049 people named Lowther in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,252 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,935.

#8,196

rank among US surnames

4,049

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,790)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,189	Severino	4,051	76,215
#8,195	Teter	4,050	76,233
#8,196	McAbee	4,049	76,252
#8,198	Woosley	4,048	76,271
#8,201	Macomber	4,047	76,290
#8,205	Gallup	4,046	76,309

Who is named Lowther

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

90% of people named Lowther identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lowthers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

T.J. Lowther
American film and television actor, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lowther

Lowther has the Soundex code L360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L360.

Questions

How common is the surname Lowther?: 4,049 people in the United States had the surname Lowther in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,252 Americans. It ranked 8,196th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lowther?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Lowther identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lowther?: T.J. Lowther, American film and television actor.
Where is the surname Lowther most common?: Wikidata records people named Lowther in the United States.
Is the surname Lowther getting more or less common?: More common. 3,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,049 in 2010, up 2.9%.