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Date:
1066
Location:
England, Ireland, Scotland
Topic:
WikiTree Resource Page / Surname History
Description
Here is a central location for Lowery families and history related to the Lowery name. Note that other spellings include Lowrie or Lowrey or Lavery.
Origins of Lowery Surname
It is considered a northern English, Irish and Scottish surname.
It is a diminutive form of the personal name "Lawrence", which comes from the Latin "Laurentus", itself from "Laurentium", and "the city of Laurels", in Italy.
It came to England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066, in the Latin form "Laurentius".
Records for Robert Lowri, which was dated 1332 in Cumberland, England are early use of the written surname.
In 1497, the name Gilbert Lowrie was recorded in Coldingham, Scotland.
Geographic Locations of Lowerys
The Lowery surnames are mostly located in Yorkshire and Durham Counties in England.
In the USA, the surname is located in the southern states along with NY, Penn., and Ohio.
Famous Lowerys
Here is a selection of those with the surname Lowery and their ingenious achievements.
- George Lowery helped complete the first Cherokee spelling book using English characters.
Lowerys on WikiTree
Here is the Lowery index.
If you are a Lowery family member and add yourself or a relative to WikiTree we will update the index with your additions tomorrow morning.
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