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The Lowen surname comes from a Middle English given name Lefwine, which in turn comes from the Old English elements "leof," which meant "dear" or "beloved," and "wine," which meant "friend."

Early Origins of the Lowen family

The surname Lowen was first found in Shropshire where the family was anciently seated.

Early History of the Lowen family

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Lowen Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Lewin, Lewins, Lewens, Lewinson and others.

Early Notables of the Lowen family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Justinian Lewyn (Lewen) knighted May 12, 1661; and John Lowin (1576-1659), an English actor, became associated with the theatrical world by 1602. Born in...
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Lowen migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Lowen or a variant listed above were:

Lowen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Lowen, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 1

Lowen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Lowen, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838 1
Bemha Lowen, aged 30, who landed in New York, NY in 1874 1
Cath Lowen, aged 20, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 1
Cornel Lowen, aged 9, who arrived in New York, NY in 1875 1
Eliz Lowen, aged 51, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 1
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Lowen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lowen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Michael Lowen, aged 28, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Edward Reid" in 1833
Abraham Lowen, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
Cornelius Lowen, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
Isaac Lowen, who landed in Manitoba in 1874
Jacob Lowen, who arrived in Manitoba in 1875
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Lowen migration to Australia +

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

Lowen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Joseph Lowen, English convict from Hertfordshire, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on February 22, 1834, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Lowen (post 1700) +

William Lowen, American politician, U.S. Collector of Customs, 1881 3
Lowen "Lol" Coxhill (b. 1932), English Jazz musician

Citations +

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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Arab voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1834 with 230 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arab/1834
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html