Low (surname)

Low is an English and Scottish surname. It is also a common surname found among Overseas Chinese communities around the world. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Abiel Abbot Low (1811–1893), American entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * Sir Alan Low (1916–1999), New Zealand economist
 * Albert Peter Low (1861–1942), Canadian geologist and athlete
 * Alice Low (suffragist), OBE (1877–1954), British suffragist
 * Alice Low (1926 – 2012), American author, lyricist, and editor.
 * A. (Archibald) M. Low (1888–1956), British scientist and inventor
 * Bartlett Marshall Low (1839-1893), American businessman and politician
 * Charles Low, 2nd Baron Aldington (born 1948), British banker
 * Dave Low (died 1916), Australian rules footballer
 * David Low (agriculturalist) (1786–1859), Scottish agriculturalist
 * David Low (cartoonist) (1891–1963), New Zealand political cartoonist
 * Drury Low (born 1990), New Zealand Rugby League player
 * Edward Low (1690–1724), English pirate
 * Evan Low (born 1983), American politician
 * Francis E. Low (1921—2007), American theoretical physicist
 * Frank J. Low (1933–2009), American physicist
 * G. David Low (1956–2008), American astronaut
 * George Low (1926–1984), American NASA administrator
 * George Low (Medal of Honor) (1847–1912), U.S. Navy sailor
 * Harriet Low (1809–1877), American diarist
 * Henry R. Low (1826–1888), New York politician
 * Hugh Low (1824–1905), British colonial administrator and naturalist
 * Ivy Low Litvinov (1889-1977), English-Russian writer and translator, and wife of Soviet foreign minister Maxim Litvinov
 * James F. Low (1925-2017), United States Air Force officer
 * Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927), founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA
 * Norman Low (1914–1994), Scottish footballer and football manager
 * Penelope Margaret Low (born 1933), birth name of British writer Penelope Lively
 * Rochelle Low (born 1969), Canadian field hockey player
 * Sam Low (born 1970), American businessman and member of the Washington State House of Representatives
 * Seth Low (1850–1916), American educator and politician
 * Stewart Low, Scottish footballer
 * Low Thia Khiang (born 1956), Singaporean politician and businessman
 * Toby Low, 1st Baron Aldington (1914–2000), British politician and businessman
 * Tommy Low (1874–1938), Scottish footballer
 * Trisha Low, American author and poet
 * Vanessa Low (born 1990), German athlete
 * Vincent Warren Low (1867–1942), British surgeon
 * Willie Low (1889–1970), Scottish footballer

Fictional characters

 * Axl Low, a character in the Guilty Gear video game series
 * Low-Fa, character in the 1992 video game Laura Bow 2