Rowe (surname) explained
Rowe is a surname; it has also been used as the name for several places. It is of Norman origin, Rous or Le Roux', from the French rouge "red." It has strong links to northern France and Cornwall, where it remains a common surname to this day.[1] It first appeared in England in 1066 after the Norman Invasion, when lands were granted by the first Norman King William I to Turchil Le Roux and Alan Rufus.[2]
A–K
- Alan Rowe, people of the same name:
- Alan Rowe (1891–1968), British archaeologist
- Alan Rowe (1926–2000), New Zealand-born English actor
- Albert Rowe (politician) (1872–1955), Australian politician
- Albert Percival Rowe (1898–1976), British physicist and radar pioneer
- Alex Rowe (born 1966), British member of the French Foreign Legion
- Alfred Rowe (1837–1921), English clergyman, educationalist and cricketer
- Andrew Rowe (1935–2008), British politician
- Anthony Rowe (1640s–1704), English politician, MP for Penryn, Mitchell and Stockbridge
- Antony Rowe (1924–2003), English rower also known as Tony Rowe
- Arthur Rowe, people of the same name:
- Bernard Rowe (1904–1986), English freestyle wrestler
- Brad Rowe (born 1970), American film and television actor
- Charles Rowe, people of the same name:
- Christopher Rowe, people of the same name:
- Clive Rowe (born 1964), British actor
- Colin Davies Rowe (1911–1970) lawyer and politician in South Australia
- Curtis Rowe (born 1949), American basketball player
- Danielle Rowe (born 1982), Australian ballet dancer
- Dave Rowe (1854–1930), American baseball player
- Deborah Jeanne Rowe (born 1958), ex-wife of pop singer Michael Jackson
- Delaney Rowe (born 1994 or 1995), American actress and influencer
- Dick Rowe (1921–1986), British music executive and producer
- Dorothy Rowe (1930–2019), Australian psychologist and author
- Doug Rowe (footballer) (1909–1978), English footballer with Luton Town, Lincoln City and Southampton
- Elizabeth Rowe, people of the same name:
- Emile Smith Rowe (born 2000), English footballer
- F. J. Rowe (1844–1909), Professor of English Literature at the Presidency College in Calcutta, India
- Franklin Rowe, American fashion designer
- G. Steven Rowe (born 1953), American politician commonly known as Steve Rowe
- Genevieve Rowe, (1908–1995) American singer
- George Rowe (1894–1975), American character actor
- George Robert Rowe (1792–1861), English physician
- Gordon Rowe (1915–1995), New Zealand cricketer
- Hahn Rowe, US musician
- Hansford Rowe, people of the same name:
- Harris Rowe (1923–2013), American politician, lawyer, and businessman
- Henrietta Gould Rowe (1834/35–1910), American litterateur and author
- Henry Rowe (died 1612), Lord Mayor of London
- Ira DeCordova Rowe (1928–2004), Jamaican jurist
- Jack Rowe (1856–1911), American baseball player
- James N. Rowe (1938–1989), American military officer also known as Nick Rowe
- Jason Rowe (born 1969), British pop/soul singer
- Jessica Rowe (born 1970), Australian TV presenter
- John Rowe, people of the same name:
- John Rowe (1715–1787), British American property developer and merchant
- John Howland Rowe (1918–2004), American archaeologist and anthropologist
- Joshua Brooking Rowe (1837–1908), English antiquarian and naturalist
- Keith Rowe (born 1940), British musician and artist
- Kurtis Rowe (born 1993), New Zealand rugby league player
L–W
- Lawrence Rowe (born 1949), West Indian cricketer
- Leo Stanton Rowe (1871–1946), American public official
- Len Rowe (1938–2009), English teacher and sportsman
- Luke Rowe (born 1990), racing cyclist
- Marisa Rowe (born 1963), Australian basketball player
- Matthew Rowe (cyclist) (born 1988), racing cyclist
- Michael Rowe/Mike Rowe, people of the same name:
- Misty Rowe (born 1952), actress on Hee Haw
- Nicholas Rowe, people of the same name:
- Noel Rowe (1951–2007), Australian poet
- Normie Rowe (born 1947), Australian musician
- Patricia "Pat" Rowe (born 1939), Australian basketball player and captain
- Patrick Rowe (born 1969), American football player
- R. Kerry Rowe (born 1951), Canadian civil engineer
- Raymond Rowe (born 1984), American professional wrestler
- Richard Yates Rowe (1888–1973), American politician and businessman
- Robert Rowe (born 1938), American attorney and Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Russell Rowe (1914–1994), Canadian politician
- Schoolboy Rowe (1910–1961), American baseball player
- Solána Rowe (born 1989), American singer known professionally as SZA
- Tom Rowe, people of the same name:
- Tom Rowe (1950–2004), singer and bass player
- Tom Rowe (born 1956), retired hockey player and coach
- Tracy-Ann Rowe (born 1985), Jamaican sprinter
- Wallace P. Rowe (1926–1983), American virologist and cancer researcher
- William Rowe, people of the same name:
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Surname Database: Rowe Last Name Origin.
- Book: The Norman people and their existing descendants in the British dominions and the United States of America. . Genealogical Pub. Co . 0-8063-0636-X.
