| ![Show Contents]() Rowbury History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The Rowbury surname is a habitational name, taken on from any of various places so named: for example, Rubery in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The place names come from the Old English "ruh," meaning "rough," or "overgrown," and "beorg," or "hill." Early Origins of the Rowbury familyThe surname Rowbury was first found in Devon at Roborough, a village in the South Hams, that dates back to at least the Domesday Book where it was listed as Raweberge and literally meant "rough hill," having been derived from the Old English ruh + beorg 1 At the time of the Domesday Book, Roborough, was held by a steward of the Bishop Coutances and was part of the Roborough hundred. It held enough land for 14 ploughs and had 3 borders with 8 ploughs. It also had 16 acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture and 20 acres of woodland. 2 Roborough, Torridge is a small village in North Devon. Roborough Castle is an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort situated close to Lynton. Early History of the Rowbury familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rowbury research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1327 and 1938 are included under the topic Early Rowbury History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rowbury Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Roborough, RowBerry, Rowbrey, Robury, Rubery, Rubbery, Robbery, Robery, Ruberry, Rubra, Rowborrow, Rowbro and many more. Early Notables of the Rowbury familyMore information is included under the topic Early Rowbury Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Rowbury migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rowbury Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- George G. Rowbury, aged 27, who immigrated to San Francisco, California, America, in 1910
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rowbury (post 1700) | + |
- Shannon Rowbury (b. 1984), American two-time bronze medalist middle distance runner
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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Rowbury migration to the United States 
