Lown

See also: lown

English

Etymology

From Middle English Lovin, from Old English Leofhun, from leof (“dear”) + hun (“bear cub”), from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz. As a Dutch surname, named after Louvain in Belgium.

Proper noun

Lown (plural Lowns)

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lown is the 21009th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1252 individuals. Lown is most common among White (95.69%) individuals.
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