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
Scholar 1,394
Agricultural Labourer 413
House Servant 224
At Home 137
Labourer 130
Dress Maker 127
Farm Labourer 108
Servant 92
Copper Miner 91
Miner 89
Tin Miner 82
General Servant 76
Carpenter 75
Annuitant 68
Pauper 64
Farm Servant 61
Shoe Maker 57
Blacksmith 57
House Keeper 50
Laundress 45
Tailor 43
Scholar At Home 38
Mason 34
Errand Boy 33
Mariner 28

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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The surname Rowe is the most popular version of all its varients

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