Lowell
English
A Middle English diminutive of Old French lou + -el (diminutive suffix), meaning "little wolf". Akin to Wolfie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈləʊ.əl/, /ˈləʊl/
- Rhymes: -əʊəl, -əʊl
Proper noun
Lowell
- A surname from Anglo-Norman, a variant of Lovell.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; named for American businessman Francis Cabot Lowell.
- A town in Lake County, Indiana; named for the city in Massachusetts.
- A city in Arkansas.
- A city in Michigan.
- A city in North Carolina; named for the city in Massachusetts.
- A town and village Wisconsin.
- A city in Oregon; named for the town in Maine.
- A town in Vermont.
- A village in Washington County, Ohio; named for the city in Massachusetts.
- A town in Maine; named for Lowell Hayden, the first white child born in the area.
- An unincorporated community in California.
- An unincorporated community in Florida; named for the city in Massachusetts.
- An unincorporated community in Idaho; named for postmaster Henry Lowell.
- An unincorporated community in Bartholomew County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for businessmen A. C. and Erastus Preston Lowe.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lowell is the 5302th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6560 individuals. Lowell is most common among White (92.92%) individuals.
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