# Rowley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹaʊli/ · frequency rank #27,999

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English from the English place name.
2. A hamlet in Starland County, Alberta, Canada.
3. A hamlet in Healeyfield parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0847).
4. A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9732).
5. A hamlet in Worthen with Shelve parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3006).
6. A tiny city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
7. A town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
8. An unincorporated community in Tooele County, Utah.

## Etymology
From Old English components ruh (rough, overgrown) + leah (wood, clearing)

## Easily confused with
- **Rowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rowley)
- **roles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roles-vs-rowley)
- **Riley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riley-vs-rowley)
- **Rolex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolex-vs-rowley)
- **rowdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowdy-vs-rowley)
- **rower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rower-vs-rowley)
- **rowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowed-vs-rowley)
- **rolled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolled-vs-rowley)
- **roller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-rowley)
- **Rooney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rooney-vs-rowley)
- **Rodney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodney-vs-rowley)
- **Romney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romney-vs-rowley)
- **ridley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ridley-vs-rowley)
- **Ripley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ripley-vs-rowley)
- **Radley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radley-vs-rowley)

## Common misspellings (9)
`orwley`, `rolwey`, `rowely`, `rowleyy`, `rowlley`, `rowlye`, `rowwley`, `rrowley`, `rwoley`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rowley