# Trow (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/trow/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 622 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,048 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 496,375 people |
| Change since 2000 | -5.9% (661 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | 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”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Trow in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Troy, Troia, Trew, Terry, Thayer, Toro, Tyree, True, Tarr, Torrey, Tower, Torre.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.