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Lowe World Ranking

In the United States, the name Lowe is the 273rd most popular surname with an estimated 96,993 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Lowe is ranked the 462nd most popular surname with an estimated 10,373 people with that name. 2 And in Australia, the name Lowe is the 186th popular surname with an estimated 17,151 people with that name. 3 New Zealand ranks Lowe as 230th with 2,543 people. 4 The United Kingdom ranks Lowe as 163rd with 33,214 people. 5

United States Lowe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lowe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Jan Bastiansen Lowe, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1620-1664 6
  • Jon Lowe, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 6
  • Miss Dorothie Lowe, (b. 1622), aged 13, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Truelove" arriving in Massachusetts Bay in 1635 7
  • Tho Lowe, who landed in Virginia in 1636 6
  • Alister Lowe, who settled in Boston in 1652
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Lowe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Clemans Lowe, who landed in Virginia in 1701-1702 6
  • Abraham Lowe, who landed in Maryland in 1716 6
  • Henry, Lowe Sr., who landed in Maryland in 1731 6
  • Freiderich Lowe, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 6
  • Johannes Lowe, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 6
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Lowe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Elizabeth Lowe, aged 28, who landed in America in 1810 6
  • John Lowe, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1820 6
  • George S E Lowe, who arrived in New York, NY in 1826 6
  • Hugh Lowe, who landed in Maryland in 1828 6
  • F Lowe, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 6
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Lowe migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lowe Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • John Lowe, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
  • Mr. John Lowe U.E. who settled in Sissiboo, Nova Scotia c. 1784 listed on the Muster Roll at Gulliver's Hole, St. Mary's Bay and Sissiboo 8
  • Mr. William Lowe U.E. who settled in Sissiboo, Nova Scotia c. 1784 listed on the Muster Roll at Gulliver's Hole, St. Mary's Bay and Sissiboo 8
Lowe Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Richard Lowe, who landed in Canada in 1841
  • Mrs. Ann Lowe, aged 65 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "John Jardine" departing 4th June 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 16th July 1847 but she died on board 9
  • Mr. Lawrence Lowe, aged 28 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Larch" departing 11th July 1847 from Sligo, Ireland; the ship arrived on 20th August 1847 but he died on board 9
  • Mrs. Mary Lowe, aged 29 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Larch" departing 11th July 1847 from Sligo, Ireland; the ship arrived on 20th August 1847 but she died on board 9

Australia Lowe migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Lowe Settlers in Australia in the 18th Century
  • Mr. James Lowe, English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Barwell" in September 1797, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 10
  • Mr. William Lowe, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Barwell" in September 1797, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 10
Lowe Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Anthony Lowe, British convict who was convicted in Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Calcutta" in February 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 11
  • Mr. James Lowe, English convict who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Fanny" on 25th August 1815, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 12
  • Mr. Joseph Lowe, (b. 1795), aged 20, English labourer who was convicted in Derbyshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Fanny" on 25th August 1815, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 12
  • Mr. John Lowe, English convict who was convicted in Essex, England for life, transported aboard the "Fame" on 9th October 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 13
  • Mr.John Lowe, (b. 1801), aged 18, Irish servant who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Bencoolen" on 24th April 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia before being transferred to Tasmania via the "Admiral Cockburn" 14
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

New Zealand Lowe migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Lowe Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • A G Lowe, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship "Bolton"
  • Griffiths Lowe, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
  • Richard Godfrey Lowe, aged 29, a doctor, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bolton" in 1840
  • Griffith Lowe, aged 36, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bolton" in 1840
  • Ann Lowe, aged 35, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bolton" in 1840
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Lowe Settlers in New Zealand in the 20th Century
  • Robert Lowe, aged 32, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "S. S. Waimana" in 1926

Contemporary Notables of the name Lowe (post 1700) +

  • Stuart Craig Lowe (1957-2023), American politician, Mayor of Gainesville, Florida from 2010 to 2013
  • Alex Lowe (1958-1999), American mountaineer; he died in an avalanche in Tibet
  • Richard B. Lowe III, American politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District; Elected 2002 15
  • Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe (b. 1964), American six-time Golden Globe nominated, two-time Screen Actors Guild Award wining actor
  • James Mundell Lowe (1922-2017), American jazz guitarist
  • William W. Lowe, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Long Beach, California, 1885-87 15
  • William J. Lowe, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1924, 1932; Utah Republican State Chair, 1931 15
  • William Manning Lowe (1842-1882), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1868; Member of Alabama State House of Representatives, 1870 15
  • William Lowe, American politician, Delegate to Indiana State Constitutional Convention, 1816 15
  • William Lowe, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1996 15
  • ... (Another 108 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Halifax Explosion
  • Miss Florence Audrey  Lowe (1907-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 16
North Sea Flood
  • James Edwin Lowe, BEM, British traveler aboard the ferry "Princess Victoria" killed in the North Sea Flood, a major storm surge in 1953
RMS Titanic
  • Harold Lowe (1882-1944), English fifth officer on the RMS Titanic who survived the sinking 17
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  3. "Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
  4. "Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
  5. "UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
  6. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  7. Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved October 6th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
  8. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  9. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 84)
  10. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 29th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barwell
  11. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/calcutta
  12. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
  13. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
  14. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 5th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bencoolen
  15. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  16. Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance
  17. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
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