Lowthrop is a
locational surname
A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name, of
British
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Peoples, culture, and language
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origin, which originally meant a person from the village of
Lowthorpe,
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...
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[''Internet Surname Database'']
"Last Name Lowthrop"
Retrieved on 12 January 2016. There are numerous alternative spellings of the name. The most common is
Lothrop, but others include Lowthorpe, Lothorp, Lothropp, Lothroppe, Lathrop, Lathrope and Lathroppe. The name may refer to:
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Damon Lathrope (born 1989), English footballer
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John Lothropp
Rev. John Lothropp (1584–1653) – or Lothrop, or Lathrop – was an English Anglican clergyman, who became a Congregationalist minister and emigrant to New England. He was among the first settlers of Barnstable, Massachusetts in 1639.
Lot ...
(1584–1653), English priest and colonist
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Adam Lowthorpe (born 1975), English footballer
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Philippa Lowthorpe
Philippa Lowthorpe (born 27 December 1961) is an English film and television director. She was awarded the Deluxe Director Award at the WFTV Film and Television Awards for the miniseries '' Three Girls''. She recently directed episodes of the ...
(born 1961), English film and television director
See also
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Lothrop
References
External links
A description of the village of Lowthorpe
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English toponymic surnames