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 2,440
Agricultural Labourer 330
Labourer 218
Dress Maker 143
Domestic Servant 140
General Servant 135
Tin Miner 106
Miner 93
Servant 76
Carpenter 73
House Keeper 73
Farm Labourer 72
Blacksmith 65
Annuitant 63
Laundress 61
Farmer 58
Farm Servant 50
Tailor 48
Dressmaker 47
Grocer 41
Coal Miner 41
Gardener 40
Shoe Maker 40
Charwoman 40
Fisherman 38

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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