Rowley Name Meaning: Habitational name coming from a rough or overgrown clearing.
From the Olde English pre 7th Century 'ruh' rough or overgrown and 'leah' clearing
Discover how your Rowley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 14 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 230 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 14 |
| Derbyshire | 54 |
| Devon | 31 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 27 |
| Essex | 22 |
| Gloucestershire | 64 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 46 |
| Hertfordshire | 93 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 28 |
| Lancashire | 254 |
| Leicestershire | 162 |
| Lincolnshire | 50 |
| London | 400 |
| Middlesex | 43 |
| Northumberland | 60 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 47 |
| Nottinghamshire | 76 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 335 |
| Suffolk | 17 |
| Somerset | 90 |
| Surrey | 28 |
| Sussex | 20 |
| Staffordshire | 1,389 |
| Warwickshire | 311 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 286 |
| Yorkshire | 577 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 20 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 18 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 814 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 149 |
| Coal Miner | 115 |
| House Servant | 63 |
| Labourer | 62 |
| Potter | 48 |
| Servant | 46 |
| Dress Maker | 46 |
| Laundress | 34 |
| General Servant | 29 |
| Miner | 27 |
| Shoe Maker | 25 |
| Carter | 24 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 20 |
| Silk Worker | 20 |
| Silk Weaver | 19 |
| Collier | 18 |
| Domestic Servant | 18 |
| Ribbon Weaver | 18 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Iron Moulder | 16 |
| Groom | 14 |
| Farm Servant | 14 |
| Farm Labourer | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Rowley | 3,625 |
| William Rowley | 3,609 |
| John Rowley | 3,245 |
| Thomas Rowley | 2,298 |
| Sarah Rowley | 2,257 |
| Elizabeth Rowley | 2,148 |
| George Rowley | 1,953 |
| James Rowley | 1,893 |
| Ann Rowley | 1,325 |
| Joseph Rowley | 1,242 |
| Charles Rowley | 1,037 |
| Annie Rowley | 907 |
| Henry Rowley | 905 |
| Jane Rowley | 899 |
| Emma Rowley | 846 |
| Eliza Rowley | 804 |
| Samuel Rowley | 775 |
| Hannah Rowley | 752 |
| Alice Rowley | 736 |
| Arthur Rowley | 670 |
| Ellen Rowley | 652 |
| Emily Rowley | 598 |
| Richard Rowley | 595 |
| Edward Rowley | 566 |
| Alfred Rowley | 515 |