Rowe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Rowe Name Meaning: A name given to someone who lived by a row of houses, or by a hedgerow.

From the Old English \"raw\", this was a name given to someone who lived by a row of houses, or by a hedgerow. The name could also be derived from the Medieval name \"Row\", which is a variant of Rollo or Roland.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rowe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rowe family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 378
Female Servant 343
Independent 242
Farmer 186
Male Servant 137
Labourer 120
Shoe Maker 103
Ag Labourer 74
Carpenter 71
Copper Miner 71
Miner 67
Dress Maker 53
Tailor 50
Tin Miner 48
Mason 40
Blacksmith 36
Miner Copper 35
Pauper 31
Apprentice 24
Servant 22
Baker 21
Sawyer 20
Mariner 20
Independant 19
School Mistress 19

Rowe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowe 100% 122,964
2 Roe 75% 44,307
3 Row 75% 15,863
4 Raw 50% 9,213
5 Wroe 50% 8,000
6 Rew 50% 5,514
7 Rawe 75% 2,157
8 Rewe 75% 977
9 Roo 50% 274
10 Aarow 40% 139
11 Rooe 75% 116

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