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 374
General Labourer 37
Agricultural Labourer 30
Coal Miner 27
Living On Own Means 26
Dress Maker 26
Domestic Servant 25
Living On Her Own Means 24
Farmer 21
General Servant 17
Carpenter 17
Labourer 16
General Servant Domestic 16
Butcher 11
Farm Servant 10
Farmers Son 9
Errand Boy 8
Farm Labourer 8
Grocer 8
Clerk 7
Gardener 7
Laundress 7
Grocer Assistant 7
Cotton Weaver 7
General Domestic Servant 6

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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