The lowther Surname
lowther Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from
the river on which it stands. The place name is of obscure etymology,
perhaps of ancient Welsh origin (compare Lauder), or from Old
Norse lauðr ‘froth’, ‘foam’ + á ‘river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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