Loewe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The origin of the proud surname Loewe can be traced to the historic kingdom of Bohemia, which is now part of Czechoslovakia. German surnames developed at a time when most of Bohemia, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. At first people used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to differentiate themselves. The distinguished surname Loewe is derived from the Middle High German "lewe," meaning "lion."
Early Origins of the Loewe family
The surname Loewe was first found in Bohemia, where the Loewe family became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the family became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. One of the earliest recorded Bohemian bearers of the name was Hensel Lebel, who lived in Budweis in 1387.
Early History of the Loewe family
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Loewe Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Loewe, Loewen, Lowen, Lowe, Low, Lower, Löwe, Löw, Leu, Leue, Lau, Laue, Löbe, Lobe, Leb, Lebe and many more.
Early Notables of the Loewe family
During this early period, notable bearers of the name Loewe included
- Leon Loewe von Rozmital (around 1465), whose famous descriptions of the Holy Land through which he traveled were translated into many languages, his daughter became the Queen of Bohemia
- Johann Loewe (1628-1703), a German composer, was a student of the great composer Schuetz and was one of the earliest composers of solo songs. Johann Loewe (1796-1869) was a composer who wrote over 500...
Loewe migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Loewe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Johannes Loewe, who landed in New York, NY in 1782 1
Loewe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Georg Christian Loewe, who arrived in America in 1872 1
Loewe migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Loewe Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Johann Loewe and Joseph Loewe, who both settled in Canada in 1783
Contemporary Notables of the name Loewe (post 1700) +
- Mark Loewe, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for Texas State Board of Education 5th District, 2010, 2012 2
- Fred J. Loewe, American politician, Delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon County 1st District, 1933 2
- Werner Loewe (1941-2022), German politician, Member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, he served in the Hamburg Parliament from 1978 to 1986
- Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe (1796-1869), German composer
- Frederick Loewe (1904-1988), Austrian-born composer who wrote the famous "My Fair Lady," "Camelot," and "Gigi," for which he won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1958
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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html