Rowley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rowley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rowley family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 95
Coal Miner Hewer 94
General Servant Domestic 85
Living On Own Means 75
Dress Maker 66
Scholar 58
Domestic Servant 47
Cook Domestic 39
Coal Hewer 35
Agricultural Labourer 33
Coal Miner C Hewer 33
Laundress Wash 30
Housemaid Domestic 28
Coal Miner 25
Carpenter 24
House Maid Domestic 24
Dressmaker 21
Cotton Weaver 21
School 20
Servant Domestic 20
Butcher 18
Charwoman 17
Farmer 17
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 17
Tailor 16

Rowley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowley 100% 56,471
2 Rawley 83% 3,560
3 Roley 83% 578
4 Rolly 67% 566
5 Rowly 83% 317
6 Rewley 83% 299
7 Rooley 83% 272
8 Rowlay 83% 258

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The surname Rowley is the most popular version of all its varients

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