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
Living On Own Means 32
General Labourer 18
Carpenter 15
Cook Domestic 13
General Servant Domestic 13
Dress Maker 12
Cotton Weaver 9
Domestic Servant 8
Housemaid Domestic 7
House Painter 6
Scholar 6
Domestic General Servant 5
Labourer 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Boatman 5
Butcher 4
Charwoman 4
Electrical Engineer 4
Nurse Domestic 4
Painter 4
School 4
Retired Farmer 4
Bricklayer 4
Coal Miner 4
Barman 3

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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