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 3,533
Agricultural Labourer 324
Domestic Servant 179
Dress Maker 175
General Labourer 142
General Servant 127
Labourer 127
Carpenter 109
Coal Miner 107
Tin Miner 98
Farm Labourer 93
Laundress 84
Annuitant 71
House Keeper 68
General Servant Domestic 62
Farmers Son 57
Fisherman 54
Charwoman 53
Servant 52
Blacksmith 46
Tailor 45
Grocer 44
No Occupation 43
Cook 41
Farm Servant Indoor 41

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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