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

The surname Lowan is an Anglicization of O Luain. Lambe is a very popular variant of Loane, especially among the scattered O Luain sept of Limerick. The name Lambe also came to Ireland through Cromwellian and other settlers from England.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Loane, Loan, O'Loane, O'Loan, O'Lowan, O'Luan, Lambe and many more.

First found in County Limerick, and in the ancient territory of Oriel, the two places in which two separate septs of the same name existed. The chiefs of the O Luain sept of Limerick were lords of Deisbeg, but were dispersed throughout Munster after the Anglo- Norman invasion. The O Luain sept of Oriel in the north were scattered as well.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lowan research. Another 132 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1852 and 1853 are included under the topic Early Lowan History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 54 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lowan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lowan Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Anna Gluf Lowan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Barbara Lowan, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Christian Lowan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Margaret Lowan, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Philip Lowan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732

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  9. Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury: Achievements, 1967. Print.
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The Lowan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lowan 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 7 February 2011 at 10:42.

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