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
Living On Own Means 136
General Labourer 127
General Servant Domestic 94
Scholar 80
Dress Maker 72
Farmer 59
Agricultural Labourer 50
Domestic Servant 45
Cook Domestic 43
Housemaid Domestic 35
School 34
Carpenter 32
Coal Miner Hewer 32
Servant Domestic 27
Cotton Weaver 26
Laundress Wash 25
Slate Quarryman 25
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 22
Dressmaker 21
Gardener Domestic 21
Draper Assistant 20
Dock Labourer 20
Blacksmith 19
House Keeper 19
House Maid Domestic 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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