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
0
36
72
109
145
181
217
253
289
326
362
398
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
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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
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