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.
Discover how your Rowe ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 142 |
| Buckinghamshire | 92 |
| Berkshire | 130 |
| Cambridgeshire | 149 |
| Channel Islands | 97 |
| Cheshire | 345 |
| Cornwall | 3,447 |
| Cumberland | 161 |
| Derbyshire | 88 |
| Devon | 2,157 |
| Dorset | 103 |
| Durham | 590 |
| Essex | 668 |
| Gloucestershire | 347 |
| Hampshire | 570 |
| Herefordshire | 11 |
| Hertfordshire | 212 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 50 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 413 |
| Lancashire | 1,324 |
| Leicestershire | 273 |
| Lincolnshire | 233 |
| London | 2,747 |
| Middlesex | 447 |
| Northumberland | 235 |
| Norfolk | 392 |
| Northamptonshire | 125 |
| Nottinghamshire | 204 |
| Oxfordshire | 38 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 50 |
| Shropshire | 205 |
| Suffolk | 405 |
| Somerset | 376 |
| Surrey | 323 |
| Sussex | 234 |
| Staffordshire | 486 |
| Warwickshire | 614 |
| Westmorland | 17 |
| Wiltshire | 135 |
| Worcestershire | 169 |
| Yorkshire | 858 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 29 |
| Carnarvonshire | 14 |
| Carmarthenshire | 38 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 545 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 140 |
| Pembrokeshire | 89 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 245 |
| General Labourer | 226 |
| Farmer | 189 |
| Scholar | 183 |
| General Servant Domestic | 170 |
| Dress Maker | 157 |
| Carpenter | 107 |
| Cook Domestic | 105 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 79 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 76 |
| Domestic Servant | 74 |
| Dressmaker | 64 |
| School | 62 |
| Charwoman | 59 |
| Tailoress | 58 |
| Tin Miner | 58 |
| Fisherman | 56 |
| Laundress Wash | 55 |
| At School | 54 |
| Blacksmith | 53 |
| House Maid Domestic | 50 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 50 |
| Butcher | 48 |
| Servant Domestic | 46 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 42 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Rowe | 9,485 |
| Mary Rowe | 8,144 |
| John Rowe | 7,591 |
| Elizabeth Rowe | 5,995 |
| Thomas Rowe | 3,990 |
| James Rowe | 3,936 |
| George Rowe | 3,701 |
| Sarah Rowe | 2,899 |
| Jane Rowe | 2,610 |
| Charles Rowe | 2,351 |
| Henry Rowe | 2,275 |
| Ann Rowe | 2,256 |
| Richard Rowe | 2,018 |
| Eliza Rowe | 1,756 |
| Annie Rowe | 1,639 |
| Joseph Rowe | 1,593 |
| Ellen Rowe | 1,543 |
| Emma Rowe | 1,518 |
| Alice Rowe | 1,420 |
| Frederick Rowe | 1,381 |
| Emily Rowe | 1,357 |
| Edward Rowe | 1,315 |
| Samuel Rowe | 1,177 |
| Robert Rowe | 1,145 |
| Arthur Rowe | 1,114 |
| 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 |
The surname Rowe is the most popular version of all its varients