Rowland Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Rowland Name Meaning: This name derives from the given name 'Roland',meaning 'renowned in the land'.

This name was popular through out europe in the middle ages,the result of a famous warrior of this time who was killed.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 44
Brecknockshire 59
Carnarvonshire 392
Cambridgeshire 31
Cardiganshire 107
Channel Islands 4
Cheshire 434
Carmarthenshire 93
Cornwall 48
Cumberland 31
Derbyshire 284
Denbighshire 119
Devon 416
Dorset 39
Durham 68
Essex 218
Flintshire 196
Glamorgan 397
Gloucestershire 275
Hampshire 39
Herefordshire 10
Hertfordshire 19
Hunts and Rutland 25
Kent 83
Lancashire 507
Leicestershire 48
Lincolnshire 83
London 638
Middlesex 11
Merionethshire 375
Montgomeryshire 380
Monmouthshire 270
Northumberland 67
Norfolk 90
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 114
Oxfordshire 67
Pembrokeshire 266
Radnorshire 6
Shropshire 82
Suffolk 92
Somerset 145
Surrey 94
Sussex 178
Staffordshire 91
Warwickshire 43
Westmorland 16
Wiltshire 31
Worcestershire 23
Yorkshire 282
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Isle of Man 0

Rowland Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rowland family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 431
Female Servant 380
Farmer 210
Independent 178
Labourer 160
Male Servant 155
Shoe Maker 74
Tailor 52
Collier 46
Carpenter 43
Pauper 33
Dress Maker 31
Miner 29
Blacksmith 26
Ag Labourer 25
Mason 25
Weaver 22
Coal Miner 21
Lead Miner 19
Bricklayer 19
Butcher 18
Stone Mason 18
Quarry Man 18
Gardener 17
Apprentice 17

Most Frequent Forenames for Rowland

Name Census Frequency
Mary Rowland 5,116
William Rowland 4,965
John Rowland 4,639
Elizabeth Rowland 3,466
Thomas Rowland 2,839
Sarah Rowland 2,316
George Rowland 2,034
Ann Rowland 1,863
James Rowland 1,863
Jane Rowland 1,633
Margaret Rowland 1,335
Edward Rowland 1,326
Charles Rowland 1,240
Henry Rowland 1,140
Joseph Rowland 1,140
Robert Rowland 1,131
Richard Rowland 1,075
Ellen Rowland 928
Eliza Rowland 907
Annie Rowland 896
Hannah Rowland 871
David Rowland 866
Alice Rowland 815
Samuel Rowland 804
Emma Rowland 765

Rowland Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowland 100% 73,885
2 Roland 86% 3,418
3 Rolland 86% 1,171
4 Rawland 86% 949

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The surname Rowland is the most popular version of all its varients

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