Rowlands Surname

22,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Rowlands Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roland.' Roland or Orlando was the nephew of the great Charles, who fell at Roncesvalles. 'Before the Duke the minstrel sprung, And loud of Charles and Roland sung.': Walter Scott.

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Rowlands Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,2711:6,010861
Wales6,0711:51040
United States2,9411:123,24313,122
Australia2,7601:9,7811,457
Canada6741:54,6676,497
New Zealand6391:7,0871,204
Scotland2361:22,6862,561
South Africa2361:229,56723,799
Ireland1181:39,9063,146
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Chile351:503,32812,866
United Arab Emirates351:261,77919,039
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Norway221:233,74025,571
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
Sweden171:579,22142,433
France161:4,151,420237,746
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
India91:85,229,487684,495
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Monaco91:4,118434
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Falkland Islands81:39268
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales5,2551:29833
England2,1921:11,1201,701
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4211:119,28411,655

Rowlands (72) may also be a first name.

Rowlands Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Roland.' Roland or Orlando was the nephew of the great Charles, who fell at Roncesvalles. 'Before the Duke the minstrel sprung, And loud of Charles and Roland sung.': Walter Scott.

Rouland de Flamville, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert Rouland, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Roulond, Worcestershire, ibid.

Roulandus Bloet. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

Roulandus fil. Roulandi. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

1683. Baptised — Saray, d. William Rowland: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1790. Married — Thomas Rowlandson and Anne Waters: St. George, Hanover Square.

1803. — Samuel Richardson and Elizabeth Rowlands: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Rowland’s (Son), v.Roland.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh, English) Descendant of Roland (fame, land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. A common personal name, particularly in Wales. Hence Rowlands, and Rowlandson. 2. A township of Bakewell, co. Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nathaniel Rowland was an Exeter merchant in the reign of George I. (P.). The name is still in the city.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Rowlands Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rowlands Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rowlands is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowlands? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,881st most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 307,245 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Rowlands are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles. Rowlands is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 72 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 9,271 people, or 1 in 6,010. In England it is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 10 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Cheshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England this last name occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Rowlands Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowlands has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rowlands surname expanded 423 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 787 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rowlands Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rowlands are 6.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Rowlands earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 87.1% more than the national average, earning 647,521 kr per year; in Peru they earn 71.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,253 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.84% more than the national average, earning R 308,544 per year; in United States they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $47,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.12% more than the national average, earning $53,716 CAD per year.

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