Boy · Norman French
Lowell
Say it: LOH-ul
Meaning
From an English surname derived from Norman French louvel 'wolf cub', a diminutive of lou 'wolf'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Taken up as a given name in America in the 19th century, partly after the prominent Lowell family of Massachusetts.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1930s
In the United States
- 41,498 babies given this name since 1881
- At its height in 1931, about 1 in 954 boys
- 37 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lowel
Famous bearers
- Lowell Thomas, American broadcaster
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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