Rowson

English

Etymology

Patronymic from Rowe +‎ -son.

Proper noun

Rowson (plural Rowsons)

A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Rowson is the 39837^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 551 individuals. Rowson is most common among White (60.62%) and Black/African American (33.94%) individuals.

Further reading

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

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