Find out how popular the last name Lowenstein is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lowenstein.

Lowenstein, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lowenstein surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lowenstein in America

Lowenstein is the 16652nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lowenstein surname appeared 1,720 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lowenstein.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lowenstein to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lowenstein

The surname Lowenstein has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the medieval period. It is derived from the German words "Lowen" meaning "lion" and "stein" meaning "stone", suggesting that the name may have referred to a person who lived near a rock formation resembling a lion.

Early records indicate that the name was initially spelled as "Löwenstein" and was associated with the town of the same name in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The town of Löwenstein dates back to the 12th century and was home to a prominent noble family that bore the Lowenstein name.

One of the earliest known references to the Lowenstein name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Salemitanus, a collection of documents from the Monastery of Salem in the Black Forest region, which mentions a "Conradus de Lewenstein" in the year 1268.

In the 14th century, the Lowenstein family gained prominence and held significant landholdings and titles in various regions of Germany. Notable figures from this period include Johann von Lowenstein (c.1320-1380), who served as a military commander and advisor to Emperor Charles IV, and Katharina von Lowenstein (c.1350-1420), a renowned abbess of the Klarissenkloster in Bamberg.

During the Renaissance era, the Lowenstein name continued to be associated with nobility and intellectual pursuits. One prominent individual was Johann Friedrich von Lowenstein (1557-1622), a humanist scholar and patron of the arts who corresponded with renowned thinkers of the time, including Johannes Kepler.

In the 18th century, the Lowenstein family expanded their influence beyond Germany. Karl Thomas von Lowenstein (1714-1781) was a military officer who served in the Prussian army and later became a field marshal in the service of the Russian Empire under Catherine the Great.

The 19th century saw the emergence of several notable figures with the Lowenstein surname, including the writer and political activist Ferdinand Lowenstein (1809-1880), who played a role in the revolutionary movements of 1848, and the industrialist Leopold Lowenstein (1842-1917), who founded the successful textile manufacturing company that still bears his name.

While the surname Lowenstein originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, with individuals bearing this name making significant contributions across various fields.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lowenstein

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lowenstein.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lowenstein was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lowenstein has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lowenstein was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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