Lowrey

English

Etymology

From a pet form of the personal name Lawrence.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈləʊ.ɹiː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊ.ɹi/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: Low‧rey

Proper noun

Lowrey (countable and uncountable, plural Lowreys)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, United States.
3. A census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States.

Derived terms

• Lowrey organ

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lowrey is the 6117^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5607 individuals. Lowrey is most common among White (89.69%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lowrey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 466.

Anagrams

• Lowery, Rowley, Worley, lowery, owlery, yowler