Rowland Forename
Approximately 21,675 people bear this name
Rowland Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Hrodland, compound of hrothi ‘fame’ and landa ‘land’. As the name of the most famous of the peers of Charlemagne, Roland was a favourite in the Middle Ages and was introduced into England by the Normans (Rolland occurs in Domesday Book), the usual English form of the name being Rouland or Rowland.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 6,749 | 1:26,310 | 2,433 |
| United States | 100% | 4,137 | 1:87,633 | 4,072 |
| England | 100% | 3,343 | 1:16,633 | 1,116 |
| Ghana | 100% | 2,079 | 1:12,980 | 1,143 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,290 | 1:13,265 | 1,360 |
| South Africa | 100% | 624 | 1:87,392 | 7,436 |
| Wales | 100% | 457 | 1:6,771 | 682 |
| Kenya | 100% | 334 | 1:138,644 | 6,463 |
| Israel | 91% | 322 | 1:26,096 | 2,194 |
| Canada | 100% | 299 | 1:110,814 | 5,397 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 285 | 1:185,222 | 7,965 |
| Zimbabwe | 96% | 195 | 1:79,096 | 6,102 |
| Philippines | 99% | 182 | 1:582,470 | 18,581 |
| New Zealand | - | 177 | 1:25,627 | 1,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 99% | 166 | 1:11,103 | 798 |
| Australia | - | 133 | 1:102,689 | 3,650 |
| Uganda | 97% | 94 | 1:435,712 | 10,722 |
| Scotland | 100% | 93 | 1:57,531 | 1,719 |
| India | 98% | 74 | 1:16,417,270 | 416,009 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 50 | 1:608,999 | 24,959 |
| Ireland | 100% | 49 | 1:94,766 | 2,403 |
| Zambia | - | 39 | 1:406,533 | 10,319 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 36 | 1:838,941 | 19,102 |
| Jamaica | - | 36 | 1:80,090 | 3,752 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Sudan | - | 25 | 1:1,512,279 | 3,324 |
| Indonesia | - | 25 | 1:10,318,547 | 325,633 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 22 | 1:370,560 | 29,207 |
| Botswana | - | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Brazil | 100% | 21 | 1:10,201,722 | 125,264 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Chile | 62% | 19 | 1:926,695 | 8,687 |
| Peru | 100% | 19 | 1:1,673,234 | 18,385 |
| Guyana | 100% | 19 | 1:40,172 | 4,023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 16 | 1:85,089 | 6,268 |
| France | - | 12 | 1:5,539,195 | 21,553 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 10 | 1:2,161,050 | 45,539 |
| Singapore | - | 9 | 1:698,562 | 12,752 |
| Germany | 100% | 9 | 1:10,741,986 | 35,913 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 7 | 1:681,135 | 8,843 |
| Belize | 100% | 7 | 1:50,616 | 3,777 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Switzerland | - | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:18,291 | 1,938 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 5 | 1:4,615,187 | 69,481 |
| Jersey | - | 5 | 1:19,996 | 1,220 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 4 | 1:4,225,521 | 28,563 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| Poland | - | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Monaco | 100% | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
Rowland (136,307) may also be a surname.
Rowland Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Hrodland, compound of hrothi ‘fame’ and landa ‘land’. As the name of the most famous of the peers of Charlemagne, Roland was a favourite in the Middle Ages and was introduced into England by the Normans (Rolland occurs in Domesday Book), the usual English form of the name being Rouland or Rowland. Rowland was, indeed, the usual spelling in the 17th and 18th C, and the modern Roland is a piece of archaizing.
Rolland Domesday Book 1086. Rolandus Curia Regis Rolls 1186-1220, Feudal Aids 1316, 1428. Rouland Testa de Neville, or Book of Fees, temp. Hen. III-Edw. I 13th C. Rowland Lincs 1529, Lyford 1655.
An English variant of Roland.
Some translate this name ‘peace of the country.’ Verstegan says from the Dutch row peace, and land peace-maker of his country. It is another form of the Francic name Roland, q. v.
Rowland Forename Popularity
Rowland Demographics
Average Male Rowland Height
175.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowlland | 93 | 13 | / |
| Rhowland | 93 | 1 | / |
| Roowland | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rowwland | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rowlhand | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rowlannd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rowelland | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rawland | 86 | 164 | / |
| Rovland | 86 | 6 | / |
| Rowlamd | 86 | 5 | / |
| Robland | 86 | 5 | / |
| Rowlond | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rowlend | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rolanada | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rawlland | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reolandia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rowlent | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rabland | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rubland | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rawlond | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rawlend | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rawlant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roblant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roeelend | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reolnida | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wrlandia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roléonde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rolonyda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rolneide | 67 | 1 | / |
| Railandu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rublond | 57 | 2 | / |
| Rawlent | 57 | 1 | / |
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