The Lowery surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 43,278 people carried this name — #799 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,820 people counted. That is up 4% from 41,670 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Lowery surname

Northern English and Irish surname, variant of Lowry.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lowery» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Lowery in American newspapers,
1872–1910.

Newspaper page from Herald And Tribune carrying the name Lowery
Herald And Tribune 1872-03-28
Newspaper page from The Columbia Herald carrying the name Lowery
The Columbia Herald 1872-03-22
Newspaper page from Pullman Herald carrying the name Lowery
Pullman Herald 1910-03-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Lowery in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

2,911 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lowery. The most, 539, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,189
Victoria 953
Tasmania 301
Queensland 201
Western Australia 195
South Australia 31
ACT (Canberra) 30
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lowery.

Who carried it

People named Lowery,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James R. Lowery
    James R. Lowery 1884–1956 · politician
  • William Lowery
    William Lowery 1885–1941 · actor
  • Hugh Lowery
    Hugh Lowery 1892–1972 · basketball player
  • Eddie Lowery
    Eddie Lowery 1902–1984 · businessperson
  • Fred Lowery
    Fred Lowery 1909–1984 · whistle artist
  • Woodbury Lowery 1853–1906

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lowery,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,859 records

2,859 records of the Lowery name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,354
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 595
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 509
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 148
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 102
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 97
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 25
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 15
  • Sacramento County historic burials 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 6
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Michael Ayr Lowery

    Born 1946; from San Francisco, California. U.S. Army, field artillery basic; died of wounds 1967 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam. Buried at San Francisco National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Paul J. Lowery

    Born 1918 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; driver from Fannin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1963, buried at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward Lowery

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Furnessia from Glasgow, aged 19; painter. From Derry, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,859 records for Lowery in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia220 records

220 records of the Lowery name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 97
  • Tasmanian Names Index 80
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 35
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Lowery

    Died 1927 in Devon Hospital, Latrobe, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1927.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Ann Lowery

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Passaroeang, aged 5; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Ann Elizabeth Lowery

    Died 1892 in Westbury, Tasmania, aged 38.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 220 records for Lowery in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada39 records

39 records of the Lowery name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 19
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Wilhelmina A. Lowery

    Buried in 1972 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Lowery

    Died 1900 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Ernest Moore Lowery

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 39 records for Lowery in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Lowery name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record I. Lowery

    Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record L. Lowery

    West Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Lowery

    Corporal, Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Lowery in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Ireland4 records

4 records of the Lowery name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Lowery

    Died 1907, aged 66; buried at Killererin (Old), Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Lowery

    Died 1945, aged 68; buried at Killererin (Old), Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Lowery

    Died 1956; buried at Killererin (Old), Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Lowery in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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