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 1,830
Agricultural Labourer 175
General Labourer 126
Coal Miner 119
Domestic Servant 91
Dress Maker 76
Labourer 69
General Servant 64
Farm Labourer 51
Laundress 46
General Servant Domestic 42
Carpenter 36
House Keeper 32
Annuitant 30
Charwoman 28
Labourer Wife 27
Cotton Weaver 27
Butcher 25
Joiner 25
No Occupation 25
Farm Servant Indoor 22
None 21
General Domestic Servant 20
Gardener 20
Tailor 19

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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