Last Name LOURY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Signifies in Scotch a crafty person, or one who lowers, that is, contracts his brow; hence a "lowry day" - cloudy.
Origin

Rank 59,453 (2000 US census) 55,826 (1990 US census)
Count 318 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 54.4%, or 173 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 38.05%, or 121 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.89%, or 6 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.46%, or 11 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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