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There are approximately 35,992 people named Rowe in the UK. That makes it the 253rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 570 are named Rowe.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Anglo-Saxon


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The Rowe surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A river that overflows its banks. Rowe, Rue, Fr., a street; Roe, Gaelic, red-haired.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ROWE. ROW. 1. Astreet,orratliera series of detached houses, standing on one side only of the highway. 2. There is a parish in Dumbartonshire so called. 3. Gaelic, rhu, coi.roiv, signifies a low, small, narrow peninsula. Gaz. Scotl.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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