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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

Origins Available: English, Scottish

Where did the Scottish Lowell family come from? What is the Scottish Lowell family crest and coat of arms? When did the Lowell family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Lowell family history?

The Lowell surname is derived from the Norman French word "lou," meaning "wolf," with the diminutive suffix "el."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Lovell, Lowell, Lovel, Leavell, Lowles and others.

First found in Roxburghshire, where a branch of the Lovels, barons of Castle Cary, Somersetheld lands.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lowell research. Another 333 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1454, 1483, and 1487 are included under the topic Early Lowell History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 50 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lowell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Lowell family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 66 words(5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lowell Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Percival Lowell, who arrived in Newbury, Mass in 1639
  • Mary Lowell, who arrived in Virginia in 1653
  • Thomas Lowell, who arrived in Virginia in 1653
  • John Lowell, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1655
  • Hugh Lowell, who arrived in Virginia in 1656


Lowell Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Patrick Lowell, who landed in America in 1782

Lowell Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • William Lowell, who landed in Maryland in 1832
  • R N Lowell, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • G Lowell, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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  • James Russell Lowell (1819-1891), American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat
  • Amy Lawrence Lowell (1874-1925), American poet awarded the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
  • Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943), American political scientist
  • Percival Lowell (1855-1916), American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona
  • Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr. (1917-1977), American poet awarded the 1947 and 1974 Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry
  • Carey Lowell (b. 1961), American actress and former model


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  6. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  7. Innes, Thomas and Learney. Scots Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Mordern Application of the Art and Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
  8. Martine, Roddy, Roderick Martine and Don Pottinger. Scottish Clan and Family Names Their Arms, Origins and Tartans. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1992. Print.
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  10. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Scotch Irish Pioneers In Ulster and America. Montana: Kessinger Publishing. Print.
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The Lowell Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lowell Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 16 March 2010 at 07:40.

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