Frequency: (31213)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. English and Scottish: variant spelling of Low.
2. German (Löwe): see Loewe.
3. Jewish (Ashkenazic; Löwe): ornamental name from German Löwe ‘lion’.
4. Jewish (Ashkenazic): Germanized form of Levy.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
