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[Surname] Re: Towle and Barrow
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I believe Towle is a spelling variation of the English surname, Toll ...meaning a toll-collector.

Barrow comes from an Old English word beorg, which is akin to the German word berg ...meaning mountain.
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An additional comment on Barrow - the town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the North of England, is a likely source of origin of this surname.
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