Lower is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Arthur R. M. Lower (1889–1988), Canadian historian
• Britt Lower (born 1985), American actress
• Cyrus B. Lower (1843–1924), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
• Geoffrey Lower (born 1963), American actor
• Oswald Bertram Lower (1863–1925), Australian entomologist
• Richard Lower (physician) (1631–1691), Cornish inventor of blood transfusion
• Robert A. Lower (1844–1918), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
• William Lower (astronomer) (1570–1615), English astronomer
• William Lower (dramatist) (c. 1610–1662), English dramatist and translator