Rowlee Family Crest & Name History

The last name Rowlee is a variant form of Rowley, a well-known English family name. In origin, the name means “One who came from Rowley (rough meadow), the name of several places in England”. Spelled with “e” instead of “y”, Rowlee shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Rowly.

The 2010 census count for Rowlee in the United States was 283, good for rank 69,392.

Arms linked to Rowley and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Rowlee surname pack.