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
School 1,145
Private Means 104
General Labourer 91
Farm Labourer 88
Coal Miner Hewer 84
Labourer 64
Farmer 62
General Servant (domestic) 56
None 43
Clerk 38
Domestic Servant 38
Dressmaker 38
Shop Assistant 36
Cook (domestic) 31
Scholar 31
At School 30
House Painter 29
Assisting In The Business 29
At Home 28
House Keeper 26
Laundress 26
Charwoman 22
No Occupation 22
Housekeeper 22
Dress Maker 21

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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