Rowton

English

Etymology

From Old English rūh (“rough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Roughton.

Proper noun

Rowton (countable and uncountable, plural Rowtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Chester, England (OS grid ref SJ4464).
   2. A village in Ercall Magna parish, Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6119).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rowton is the 27110^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 893 individuals. Rowton is most common among White (91.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rowton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Tornow