Low

• As an English and Scottish surname, from the obsolete noun low (“mound, barrow”).
• Also as an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective low.
• Also as an English and Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Anglo-Norman leu (“wolf”).
• Also as a Scottish surname, from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry.
• As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Löwe, Lowe, Loew.
• As a Chinese surname, variant of Lau, Lou; also Li, Luo.

Low (plural Lows)

1. A surname.

• Balian-Low theorem
• Gell-Mann and Low theorem
• Low basis theorem
• Lowville

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Low is the 2979^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12032 individuals. Low is most common among White (61.77%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (28.82%) individuals.

• OWL, WoL, owl

The name of the municipality is derived from the English surname Low. The municipality is named after Irish lumber merchant Charles Adamson Low.

• IPA^(key): /lo/
• Hyphenation: Low
• Rhymes: -o

Low m

1. A township municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

• Lowite