Lowndes

English

Etymology

Patronymic from Lown.

Proper noun

Lowndes (countable and uncountable, plural Lowndeses)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States.

Derived terms

• Lowndean
• Lowndes County

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lowndes is the 39486^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Lowndes is most common among White (77.92%) and Black/African American (14.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lowndes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 466.

Anagrams

• Dowlens, Lowdens, old news