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 2,019
Agricultural Labourer 401
House Servant 153
Dress Maker 146
Tin Miner 121
Labourer 120
Copper Miner 90
House Keeper 74
Servant 73
Laundress 70
Blacksmith 67
Shoe Maker 60
Carpenter 58
Carter 54
General Servant 50
House Maid 50
Miner 49
Farm Labourer 45
Cook 40
Domestic Servant 38
Tailor 37
Wife Of Above 37
Farmer's Son 35
Coal Miner 34
Grocer 31

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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