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 2,918
Agricultural Labourer 292
General Labourer 224
Dress Maker 216
Farmer 184
Domestic Servant 150
Living On Own Means 146
Coal Miner 143
General Servant Domestic 138
Living On Her Own Means 123
Labourer 109
Tin Miner 106
Farm Labourer 105
General Servant 86
Carpenter 76
Blacksmith 73
Grocer 59
House Keeper 59
Farm Servant 59
Laundress 57
General Domestic Servant 56
Gardener 52
Fisherman 49
Tailor 48
Dressmaker 47

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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