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The origin of the proud surname Lowen 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 Lowen is derived from the Middle High German "lewe," meaning "lion."

Early Origins of the Lowen family

The surname Lowen was first found in Bohemia, where the Lowen 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 Lowen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lowen research. Another 312 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1225, 1265, 1300, 1460, 1465, 1507, 1522, 1628, 1703, 1706, 1733, 1796, 1799 and 1869 are included under the topic Early Lowen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lowen 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 Lowen family

During this early period, notable bearers of the name Lowen 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; Hans Leu, The Elder...
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Lowen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name 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