Rowlands Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rowlands Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rowlands family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 753
Labourer 127
Domestic Servant 74
General Servant 71
Agricultural Labourer 64
Dress Maker 56
Farm Servant 53
Farmer's Wife 51
Farmer's Son 50
Coal Miner 41
Farmer's Daughter 40
Farmer 34
Collier 32
Servant 31
Miner 28
Quarry Man 27
Blacksmith 24
Joiner 24
Carpenter 23
House Keeper 21
Quarryman 20
Butcher 18
Farmers Son 18
Farmers Wife 18
Labourer's Wife 18

Rowlands Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowlands 100% 47,644
2 Rawlands 88% 302

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The surname Rowlands is the most popular version of all its varients

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