Lavery - wikipedia Lavery Lavery, also spelled Lowry, Lowrie, Lory, and Lowery, is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, meaning the `` descendants of Labhradha ''. The Ó Labhradha descend from Labhradh, who was the father of Etru, chief of the Monagh, a people belonging to the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid. At the time of Etru 's death in 1056, the sept was located in the area of Magh Rath ( present - day Moira, County Down ). It is in this area as well as the adjoining part of County Antrim where the surname is still most common. A strong concentration of them can also be found in the Montiaghs district of County Armagh, where many moved to during the Plantation of Ulster. Due to the number of Laverys in these areas they had to adopt monikers to distinguish between them, as such there were three distinct branches : the Baun - Laverys, from the Irish word bán, meaning `` white '' ; the Roe - Laverys, from the Irish word rua, meaning `` red '' ; and the Trin - Laverys, from the Irish word tréan, meaning `` strong ''. The Trin - Laverys often mistranslated their name into English as Armstrong. An example of the adoption of Armstrong is Dr. John Armstrong who was born Trenlavery. Some of those who are Lowrys may descend from the Mac Labharaigh of Galloway, Scotland. Many of the Lowrys and Lowries in Ulster descend likewise from Scotland, where their names are variants of Laurie, a diminutive of Lawrence, common in Dumfriesshire. Notable amongst these Lowrys are the Earls of Belmore in County Fermanagh, who descend from the Lauries of Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Contents 1 Notable people 1.1 Laverys 1.2 Lowrys 1.3 Lowery 2 See also 3 References Notable people Laverys Bryony Lavery Cecil Lavery Dave Lavery Emmet Lavery Emmet G. Lavery, Jr. Fred Lavery Sir John Lavery Hazel Lavery Michael B Lavery - American politician Patrick Lavery ( 1884 -- 1915 ), English footballer Philip Lavery Ryan Lavery Father Sean Lavery Sean Lavery ( dancer ) William Edward Lavery William J. Lavery Lowrys Calvin Lowry, American football player Dave Lowry, ice hockey player Hiram Harrison Lowry, American Methodist missionary to China Heath W. Lowry, historian Henry Berry Lowrie, Confederate outlaw Henry Dawson Lowry, English journalist James Lowry, Jr., mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Joseph Wilson Lowry, 18th century engraver Kyle Lowry, American basketball player L.S. Lowry, British artist / painter Leonard Lowry ( 1884 -- 1947 ), New Zealand politician Lois Lowry, author Malcolm Lowry, author and poet Mark Lowry, comedian Martin Lowry, chemist Michael Lowry, Irish politician Noah Lowry, baseball pitcher Oliver Lowry, a biochemist Ray Lowry, cartoonist, musician Rich Lowry, editor and columnist Robert Lowry ( governor ) ( 1831 -- 1910 ), American politician, governor of Mississippi Robert Lowry ( hymn writer ) ( 1826 -- 1899 ), American professor of literature, Baptist minister and composer of gospel hymns Robert Lowry ( Indiana ) ( 1824 -- 1904 ), American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana Robert Lowry ( writer ) ( 1919 -- 1994 ), American novelist, short story writer and independent press publisher Robert Lowry, Baron Lowry ( 1919 -- 1999 ), Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Robert Lowry ( Royal Navy officer ) ( 1854 -- 1920 ), British admiral Robert William Lowry, printer Shane Lowry ( footballer ), Australian / Irish footballer Shane Lowry ( golfer ), Irish golfer Sylvanus Lowry, American politician Thomas Lowry, businessman Lowery Bill Lowery ( politician ) ( born 1947 ), U.S. Republican politician from California Bill Lowery ( record producer ) ( 1924 -- 2004 ), American music entrepreneur Clint Lowery ( born 1971 ), guitarist of the rock band Sevendust Corey Lowery ( born 1973 ), bass guitarist of Eye Empire, Saint Asonia, and previously Dark New Day David Lowery Evelyn G. Lowery Fred L. Lowery ( born 1943 ), Southern Baptist clergyman and author George H. Lowery Jr. ( 1913 - 1978 ), American ornithologist Hugh Lowery ( 1892 -- 1972 ), American football player Joan Lowery Nixon ( 1927 - 2003 ), American journalist and author John Lowery ( born 1971 ), American guitarist with Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie Joseph Lowery ( born 1921 ), minister and civil rights leader Lillian M. Lowery, superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education Mark Lowery ( born 1957 ), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives Robert G. Lowery, Sr., a politician from Florissant, Missouri Robert O. Lowery, the first African - American New York City Fire Commissioner Savannah Lowery, New York City Ballet soloist Tony Lowery, English footballer Tony Lowery ( American football ), American football player Vaughn Lowery, actor and model See also Laurie Lowrey References ^ Jump up to : Woulfe, Rev. Patrick ( 1923 ). `` Ó Labhradha ''. Irish Names and Surnames. Retrieved 17 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : Bell, Robert ( 2003 ). The Book of Ulster Surnames. The Blackstaff Press. pp. 118 -- 9. ISBN 978 - 0 - 85640 - 602 - 7. ^ Jump up to : Bell, Robert ( 2003 ). The Book of Ulster Surnames. The Blackstaff Press. p. 11. ISBN 978 - 0 - 85640 - 602 - 7. Surname list This page lists people with the surname Lavery. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lavery&oldid=823900844 '' Categories : Surnames Ulaid Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 4 February 2018, at 02 : 55. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: where does the last name lowery come from
Answer: an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, meaning the "descendants of Labhradha"