As described 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.


Origin: Anglo-Saxon

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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