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Surname Etymology and Meaning of CLOW

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: variant of Clough.
2. English: metonymic occupational name for a nailer, from Old French clou ‘nail’. Compare Clower.
3. Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Klau, a habitational name for someone from Klau near Aachen or Clauen in Lower Saxony, or Glau, a nickname for an astute person, from Old High German, Low German glou, glau ‘circumspect’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)