Släkthistoria för Dow
Dow Vad efternamn betyder
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff). English: from the Middle English personal name Dow a rhyming pet form of Row(e) representing a common pronunciation of Rolf a side form of Ralph. See Rolfe and compare Daw Dawson and Dowson. Alternatively in East Anglia the name may be a variant of Dove. Americanized form of Dutch Douw: from the personal name Douwe from Frisian dou ‘pigeon’. Americanized form of German Dau. Americanized form of French Daoust.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
