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Rowe

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English pronunciation

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Published name usage

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Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Girls6 · preliminary30442025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Canada2025Boys7 · preliminary25272025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Girls35927Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Boys211307Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland2025Boys3762Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States2025Girls453389Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States2025Boys502604Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

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Name history: One English surname history refers to a row of houses or hedges; other routes remain separate.

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The dictionary distinguishes the Middle English row-related account from English Rolfe, Ralph or Rough-related surnames and an East German place-name account. None establishes the licensed red-haired gloss as a universal modern first-name meaning. The exact Wiktionary entry likewise records a surname and places, rather than an English given-name pronunciation. Credit: Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names (2003, 2006), presented by FamilySearch. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. This is background for the surname spelling, not a verified derivation of every modern given name. No ancestry, personal attributes or parental naming intent inferred; spellings and popularity records stay separate.

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Supporting evidence: Hanks surname dictionary: distinct Rowe histories

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Supporting historical surname context, with multiple routes retained. No full dictionary entry, images, genealogy records or hosting-page statistics reproduced. A reviewed source supports the background summary, not an independently settled first-name etymology. Credit: Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names (2003, 2006), presented by FamilySearch. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. This is background for the surname spelling, not a verified derivation of every modern given name. No ancestry, personal attributes or parental naming intent inferred; spellings and popularity records stay separate.

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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

License: Statistics Canada Open Licence

Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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