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Louwagie Surname Meaning

Flemish: variant of northern French Louage from a regional variant of le gage ‘the pledge the guarantee’.

Hence a metonymic occupational name for a bailiff who enforced debt collection or possibly for a pawnbroker.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Louwagie. 100% of Louwagie men worked as a Farmer.

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Between 1967 and 2002, in the United States, Louwagie life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Louwagie in 1967 was 73, and 70 in 2002.

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