How common is the surname Rowland?

35,121 people in the United States had the surname Rowland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,791 Americans. It ranked 993rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rowland?

F. Sherwood Rowland, American chemist (1927–2012), followed by Kelly Rowland.

Where is the surname Rowland most common?

Wikidata records people named Rowland in the United States, the United Kingdom and Bulgaria.

How do you pronounce Rowland?

Rowland is /ˈɹəʊlənd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Rowland getting more or less common?

More common. 34,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,121 in 2010, up 1.8%.

Is Rowland also a first name?

Yes. Rowland is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rowland

A patronymic surname, carried by 35,121 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹəʊlənd/ 2 syllables Soundex R453 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rowland is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Rowland is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 35,121 people named Rowland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,791 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,498.

#993

rank among US surnames

35,121

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #925)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#985	Jarvis	35,350	8,734
#986	Dickson	35,312	8,743
#987	Reyna	35,291	8,749
#988	Cantrell	35,266	8,755
#989	Mayo	35,228	8,764
#990	Branch	35,225	8,765
#991	Hendrix	35,194	8,773

Who is named Rowland

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Rowland identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rowlands

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

F. Sherwood Rowland
American chemist (1927–2012)
Kelly Rowland
American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1981)
Henry Augustus Rowland
American physicist (1848–1901)
Helen Rowland
American journalist (1875–1950)
Rodney Rowland
American actor, born 1964
Mark Rowland
British athletics competitor (born 1963)
E. J. Rowland
American basketball player, born 1983
Roy Rowland
American film director (1910–1995)
Henry Rowland
Actor (1913-1984)
John G. Rowland
American politician, born 1957
Katelyn Rowland
American soccer player, born 1994
J. Roy Rowland
American politician (1926–2022)

Notable Rowlands come mostly from the United States (10), the United Kingdom (1) and Bulgaria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rowland

Rowland has the Soundex code R453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R453.

Questions

How common is the surname Rowland?: 35,121 people in the United States had the surname Rowland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,791 Americans. It ranked 993rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rowland?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Rowland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rowland?: F. Sherwood Rowland, American chemist (1927–2012), followed by Kelly Rowland.
Where is the surname Rowland most common?: Wikidata records people named Rowland in the United States, the United Kingdom and Bulgaria.
How do you pronounce Rowland?: Rowland is /ˈɹəʊlənd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Rowland?: Rowland is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Rowland getting more or less common?: More common. 34,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,121 in 2010, up 1.8%.
Is Rowland also a first name?: Yes. Rowland is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.