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 | 4 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 279 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 22 |
| Derbyshire | 117 |
| Devon | 76 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 124 |
| Essex | 54 |
| Gloucestershire | 67 |
| Hampshire | 29 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 80 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 18 |
| Lancashire | 588 |
| Leicestershire | 211 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 791 |
| Middlesex | 125 |
| Northumberland | 100 |
| Norfolk | 9 |
| Northamptonshire | 50 |
| Nottinghamshire | 214 |
| Oxfordshire | 17 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 349 |
| Suffolk | 32 |
| Somerset | 96 |
| Surrey | 57 |
| Sussex | 49 |
| Staffordshire | 1,984 |
| Warwickshire | 419 |
| Westmorland | 18 |
| Wiltshire | 21 |
| Worcestershire | 387 |
| Yorkshire | 1,153 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 17 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 41 |
| Flintshire | 7 |
| Glamorgan | 60 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 21 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 7 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,398 |
| Coal Miner | 293 |
| General Labourer | 107 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 91 |
| Domestic Servant | 76 |
| Dress Maker | 66 |
| Labourer | 55 |
| Living On Own Means | 47 |
| General Servant | 46 |
| Farm Labourer | 41 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 41 |
| General Servant Domestic | 36 |
| Farmer | 29 |
| Cotton Weaver | 25 |
| Grocer | 23 |
| Butcher | 23 |
| General Domestic Servant | 23 |
| Laundress | 22 |
| Iron Worker | 22 |
| Farm Servant | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 20 |
| Carpenter | 20 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 19 |
| Gardener | 19 |
| Painter | 18 |
| 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 |