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
• 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

See also

• Atkin & Low family tree, showing the relationship between some of the above
• Löw, listing people surnamed Löw
• Liu (surname), Chinese surname
• Luo (surname), Chinese surname