The surname Lowey was first found in Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nancy and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. They held estates in both Lorraine and Brittany but the earliest records are in Lorraine. They were nobility in Lorraine from 1578 to 1724.
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Early History of the Lowey family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lowey research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1629 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Lowey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Lowey Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Louis, Loys, Lews, Luys, Lewey, Lewie, Looie, Luyie, Louyey and many more.
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Early Notables of the Lowey family
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Migration of the Lowey family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antoine Luois who arrived in Louisiana in 1720; Francois Louis who settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1752; Charles Louis who arrived in Louisiana in 1757.
Contemporary Notables of the name Lowey (post 1700)
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Nita Melnikoff Lowey (b. 1937), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from New York, 1989-2003; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 1
John Anthony Lowey (1958-2019), English footballer who played as a midfielder from 1975 to 1988
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