Lowson is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Edmund Lowson, English footballer Thomas Lowson (c.1764–1856), the traditional founder of the town of Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch (1828–1878), biologist, specifically a malacologist Sir Denys Lowson, 1st Baronet (1906–1975), Lord Mayor of London and first of the Lowson baronets Frank Lowson (1925–1984), English cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1951 to 1955