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

Rowland Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rowland family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 863
Agricultural Labourer 287
House Servant 195
Labourer 152
At Home 138
Farm Labourer 91
Servant 85
Dress Maker 75
Pauper 55
Coal Miner 55
Farm Servant 44
General Servant 44
Tailor 42
Blacksmith 41
Carpenter 41
Shoe Maker 38
Scholar At Home 37
Wife Of Above 32
Collier 29
Annuitant 28
Wife 26
Farmer's Son 24
Laundress 24
House Keeper 23
Son 23

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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