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Lowenstein Ranking

In the United States, the name Lowenstein is the 15,432nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Lowenstein migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lowenstein Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • David Lowenstein, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 2
  • Michael Lowenstein, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Lowenstein Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • M H Lowenstein, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 2
  • Herm Lowenstein, who landed in America in 1844 2
  • Casper Lowenstein, who arrived in Texas in 1846 2
  • Jos Lowenstein, who arrived in America in 1847-1849 2
  • Felts Lowenstein, aged 16, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Lowenstein (post 1700) +

  • Daniel H. Lowenstein M.D., American Professor and Vice Chairman in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco
  • John Lee Lowenstein (b. 1947), American retired Major League Baseball player
  • Louis Lowenstein (1908-1968), American medical researcher, best known for his work in hematology and immunology
  • Daniel Hays Lowenstein (b. 1943), American educator, Professor of Law at UCLA Law School
  • Roger Lowenstein (b. 1955), American financial journalist and writer
  • James Gordon Lowenstein (b. 1927), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1977-81 3
  • F. Lowenstein, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1884 3
  • Allard Kenneth Lowenstein (1929-1980), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1969-71; Defeated, 1970, 1972, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978 3
  • Katherin Wendy Robertson Lowenstein (1927-2006), Australian historian, author and teacher
  • Richard Lowenstein (b. 1959), Australian film director
  • ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

HMAS Sydney II
  • Mr. William Lowenstein (1921-1941), Australian Stoker from Parhan, Victoria, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 4
Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)
  • Alexander Silas Lowenstein (1967-1988), American Student from Morristown, New Jersey, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 5


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp
  5. Pan Am Flight 103's victims: A list of those killed 25 years ago | syracuse.com. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/pan_am_flight_103s_victims_a_list_of_those_killed_25_years_ago.html


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