Trow
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See also: trow
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Trew
Etymology
Various origins:
- A nickname for a trustworthy person, from Middle English trewe (“faithful, loyal”).
- A topographic surname for someone who lived near a depression in the ground, from Middle English trow (“trough”).
Proper noun
Trow (countable and uncountable, plural Trows)
- A surname from Middle English.
- A ghost town in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Trow is the 36048th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Trow is most common among White (94.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.