Rowton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English rūh (“rough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Roughton. === Proper noun === Rowton (countable and uncountable, plural Rowtons) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Chester, England (OS grid ref SJ4464). A village in Ercall Magna parish, Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6119). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Rowton is the 27110th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === Tornow