Row Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Row Name Meaning: Topographical for someone who lived by a hedgerow or row of houses,next to one another.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin,with the first recorded spelling to be that of Richard Atte Rowe',dated 1306.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Row Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Row family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 380
Agricultural Labourer 112
House Servant 32
Labourer 31
Dress Maker 27
Plaiter 17
Straw Plaiter 16
Servant 15
General Servant 14
Blacksmith 13
Coal Miner 13
House Maid 12
Laundress 11
Carpenter 11
House Keeper 10
Carter 10
Tin Miner 7
Wife Of Above 7
Governess 7
Farm Labourer 6
Farmer 6
Charwoman 5
Inn Keeper 5
Farmer's Son 5
Miner 5

Row Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowe 75% 122,964
2 Roe 67% 44,307
3 Row 100% 15,863
4 Raw 67% 9,213
5 Wroe 50% 8,000
6 Rew 67% 5,514
7 Rawe 50% 2,157
8 Rewe 50% 977
9 Roo 67% 274
10 Aarow 60% 139
11 Rooe 50% 116

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The surname Row is the 3rd most popular variant of Rowe.

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