Roe Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Roe Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Roe

The origin of the name Roe was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Meaning 'red haired one', variants of the name Roe include Rowe, Row, Rowes, Rowson, Rowell, Rowett and Roebuck. This name is of Celtic origin and is found throughout England , Ireland , Scotland and Wales. It is found in many mediaeval manuscripts in these countries. Examples of such are a Richard del a Rowe, 1386, a Stephen del Rowe, 1426, a Roger del Rowe, 1441, and a Hugh Rowe, 1477, who were all recorded in the 'Lists of the Mayors' of Macclesfield. In Ireland Roe is used as a synonym of O'Ruaidh which was more often anglicized as Ormond and found in the County Cork and Waterford area. Roe is also an abbreviation of the name McEnroe, which is derived from the Mac Conruabha sept of Counties Cavan and Leitrim. These names are widespread throughout the four Provinces.