Lowrey Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Lowry surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

Lowrey and Lowry are two spellings with one history. Read literally, Lowrey points to “Little Lawrence”.

Lowrey adds “e” to Lowry, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Lowery, Lowrie and Loury. About 5,607 people in the United States were recorded as Lowrey in 2010, placing it 6,117 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames.

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