'''Louw''' is a surname that has pre-7th century Germanic origins. It is a Dutch/Flemish variant on the word Löwe, meaning Lion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Louw |title=Last name: Louw |publisher=The Internet Surname Database|accessdate=2010-07-16}}</ref>
==People== ===Give name=== * Louw de Graaf (1930–2020), Dutch politician * Louw Venter (born 1975), South African actor and filmmaker * Louw Wepener (1812–1865), Cape Colony Military * John Louw Mouton (born 1994), Namibian politician {{Given name}}
===Surname=== *Aimee Louw, Canadian disabled activist *Antoinette Louw (born 1975), South African actress *Andrew Louw (politician), South African politician *Andrew Louw (cricketer) (born 1987), Namibian cricketer *Boy Louw (1906–1988), South African rugby union player *Dewald Louw (born 1986), South African singer *Eric Louw (1890–1968), South African diplomat and politician *Francois Louw (born 1985), South African rugby union player *Gene Louw (1931–2015), South African politician *Gretta Louw (born 1981), South African-Australian artist and curator *Hanrie Louw (born 2001, South African field hockey player *James Louw (born 1971), English cricketer *Japie Louw (1867–1936), South African rugby union player *Johann Louw (born 1979), South African cricketer *Lennie Louw (born 1959), South African-born Namibian cricketer *Miel Louw, Belgian journalist, television presenter, and writer *N. P. van Wyk Louw (1906–1970), South African poet, playwright, and scholar *Rob Louw (born 1955), South African rugby union player **Robbie Louw (born 1992), South African rugby union player (son of Rob Louw) **Roxy Louw (born 1987), South African model, actress, and surfer (daughter of Rob Louw) *Rudi Louw (born 1985), Namibian footballer *Stéfan Louw (born 1973), South African lyric tenor *Stephan Louw (born 1975), Namibian long jumper *Tiaan Louw (born 1988), Namibian cricketer *W. E. G. Louw (1913–1980), South African poet *Willem Louw (1920–1980), South African military commander *Wynand Louw (born 1961), Namibian cricket umpire {{surname}}
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Category:Afrikaans-language surnames Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Surnames of Dutch origin