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 1,125
Agricultural Labourer 338
House Servant 118
Labourer 101
Coal Miner 91
Dress Maker 78
Servant 78
Carter 62
General Servant 58
House Keeper 54
Wife Of Above 49
Tailor 35
Laundress 33
Carpenter 31
Cotton Weaver 31
Shoe Maker 30
Blacksmith 29
Farm Labourer 27
Cook 24
House Maid 23
Joiner 20
Grocer 20
Farm Servant 20
Farmer's Wife 18
Stone Mason 18

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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