Lowe
An Irish surname of Dublin. In the 2010 US census it was carried by 92,260 people, the 334th most common surname in the country.
Mac Lughadha, son of Lughaidh
Where the name comes from
Mac Lughadha is son of Lughaidh, and it was written M'Lewe and M'Lowe before it settled.
Dublin, photographed
Photographs made in Dublin.
Dublin
Dublin is a county as well as a city. The bay has Howth at the north end and Killiney Hill at the south, the Muglins are a pair of rocks off Dalkey, and the Dublin Mountains start about half an hour from the city centre.
Notable bearers
Rob Lowe (born 1964), film actor, television actor, and stage actor.
Crystal Lowe (born 1981), actor.
Harold Lowe (1882-1944), sailor.
Chaunté Lowe (born 1984), athletics competitor.
Chris Lowe (born 1959), singer, musician, and composer.
About this page
The counties on this page are where the name was thickest on the ground in Ireland a century and a half ago, not a claim about any one family. Names moved around inside the country as much as they left it. The photographs are mine, made in the counties named.
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How common the name was
In 1890, 21 births were registered under Lowe in Ireland, most of them in Dublin.
| Leinster | 10 | 48% |
|---|---|---|
| Ulster | 9 | 43% |
| Connacht | 1 | 5% |
| Munster | 1 | 5% |
| Ireland | 21 |