The rowe Surname
rowe Name Meaning and History
- topographic name for someone who lived by a hedgerow or in a row of houses built next to one another, from Middle English row (northern Middle English raw, from Old English raw).
- from the medieval personal name Row, a variant of Rou(l) (see Rollo, Rolf) or a short form of Rowland.
- English name adopted by bearers of French Baillargeon.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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