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UK surname

Lowth

In the 1881 census there were 100 people recorded with the Lowth surname, ranking it #19,750 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 232, ranked #17,694, up from #19,750 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Horbling, Manchester and Ryall with Belmisthorp. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Charnwood, Newark and Sherwood and Leeds.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lowth is 270 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 132.0%.

1881 census count

100

Ranked #19,750

Modern count

232

2016, ranked #17,694

Peak year

1999

270 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lowth had 100 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #19,750 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 232 in 2016, ranked #17,694.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 199 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Lowth surname distribution map

The map shows where the Lowth surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Lowth surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lowth over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 98 #17,383
1861 historical 121 #18,148
1881 historical 100 #19,750
1891 historical 91 #25,239
1901 historical 153 #17,844
1911 historical 199 #15,016
1997 modern 249 #15,319
1998 modern 261 #15,241
1999 modern 270 #14,992
2000 modern 267 #15,055
2001 modern 258 #15,194
2002 modern 266 #15,156
2003 modern 248 #15,695
2004 modern 247 #15,821
2005 modern 255 #15,437
2006 modern 245 #15,956
2007 modern 245 #16,134
2008 modern 247 #16,205
2009 modern 241 #16,848
2010 modern 254 #16,604
2011 modern 256 #16,383
2012 modern 246 #16,702
2013 modern 248 #16,877
2014 modern 242 #17,285
2015 modern 234 #17,577
2016 modern 232 #17,694

Geography

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Where Lowths are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Horbling, Manchester, Ryall with Belmisthorp, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Charnwood, Newark and Sherwood, Leeds, Lincoln and Stockport. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Horbling Lincolnshire
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Ryall with Belmisthorp Lincolnshire
4 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Charnwood 021 Charnwood
2 Newark and Sherwood 011 Newark and Sherwood
3 Leeds 047 Leeds
4 Lincoln 010 Lincoln
5 Stockport 041 Stockport

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lowth

These lists show first names that appear often with the Lowth surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lowth

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Lowth, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Lowth surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Lowth household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

European Enclaves

Within London, Lowth is most associated with areas classed as European Enclaves, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Many residents of these accessible neighbourhoods have wide-ranging non-UK European origins. Typically residing in privately rented flats, many residents live alone and are beyond normal retirement age. There are more students than elsewhere in the Supergroup, some of which live in communal establishments. Household residents are often drawn from different ethnic groups.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Lowth is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Lowth falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Lowth is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Lowth, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Lowth families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lowth surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lincolnshire leads with 48 Lowths recorded in 1881 and an index of 30.78x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 48 30.78x
Leicestershire 10 9.25x
Hampshire 8 4.00x
Cambridgeshire 6 9.71x
Surrey 6 1.26x
Renfrewshire 5 6.61x
Middlesex 4 0.41x
Northamptonshire 4 4.36x
Rutland 4 55.87x
Yorkshire 2 0.21x
Devon 1 0.49x
Herefordshire 1 2.50x
Somerset 1 0.64x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Heckington in Lincolnshire leads with 15 Lowths recorded in 1881 and an index of 2542.37x.

Place Total Index
Heckington 15 2542.37x
Billingborough 11 2750.00x
Horbling 10 5882.35x
Waltham On The Wolds 10 5000.00x
Stamford All Sts 8 919.54x
East Greenock 5 70.03x
Epsom 5 215.52x
Wisbech St Peter 5 161.29x
North Luffenham 4 2857.14x
Polebrook 4 2666.67x
Spittlegate 3 138.89x
St Faith Winchester 3 322.58x
Islington London 2 2.12x
Littleton 2 2857.14x
Clapham 1 8.20x
Clerkenwell London 1 4.34x
Devonport 1 42.92x
Dewsbury 1 10.09x
Howell 1 3333.33x
Mile End Old Town London 1 4.82x
Portsea 1 2.55x
Pudsey 1 19.34x
Shobdon 1 769.23x
St Andrewthe Less 1 14.16x
St Thomas Winchester 1 70.92x
Twyford 1 208.33x
Walcot 1 11.96x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Lowth surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 7
Elizabeth 5
Jane 4
Amelia 2
Ann 2
Emma 2
Eliza 1
Emily 1
Fanny 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Isabella 1
Julia 1
Juliet 1
Kate 1
Katherine 1
Kathln. 1
Lilian 1
Lucy 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Rose 1
Susan 1
Theodocia 1
Violet 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Lowth surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 12
John 8
Thomas 5
Charles 4
George 4
Alfred 3
James 3
Paul 3
Henry 2
Nathan 2
Frank 1
Harry 1
Horace 1
Ibyan 1
Lionel 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Lowth surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lowth surname in 1881?

In 1881, 100 people were recorded with the Lowth surname. That placed it at #19,750 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lowth surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 232 in 2016. That gives Lowth a modern rank of #17,694.

What does the Lowth map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Lowth bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.