Lowen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Lowen

What does the name Lowen mean?

The name Lowen comes from the German word "Loew," which means 'lion'. The name may have been ornamental, or perhaps a nickname for a brave or regal person. Another source for this Jewish name may be from a translation of the Yiddish male given "Leyb," which is the "Kinnui," or "byname" for Judah, in which case Lowen is a patronymic surname. It has also been suggested that Lowe may be at times, a transformation of Levi.

Lowen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lowe, Lowenberg, Loewe, Loewen, Lowen, Loewe, Loew, Lowenhar, Low, Lower, Lowenstein, Levenstein, Lowenthal, Leventhal, Levenherz, Lowenson, Lovenzon and many more.

Lowen migration to the United States +

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
Heinr Lowen, aged 21, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 1
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Lowen migration to Canada +

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
Isaac Lowen, who landed in Manitoba in 1874
Abraham Lowen, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
Cornelius Lowen, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
David Lowen, who landed in Manitoba in 1875
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Lowen migration to Australia +

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

Sources +

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