Rowe Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Rowe Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Rowe

The ancient history of the name Rowe was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Meaning 'red haired one', variants of the name Rowe include Roe, 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 the name Rowe is used as a synonym of the Gaelic O'Ruaidh which was more often anglicized as Ormond and found in the County Cork and Waterford area. Rowe is also an abbreviation of the name McEnroe, which is derived from the MacConruabha sept of Counties Cavan and Leitrim. In modern times these names are widespread throughout the four Provinces.