Origins of the Rowland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 529North West 687Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 659East Midlands 478West Midlands 295East 697London 1878South East 970South West 581South Wales 256Mid Wales 43West Wales 1North Wales 189Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowlands lived in london

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    14,000 Rowland Travel & migration records
    96,000 Rowlands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rowland

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    439th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Rowland surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Rowland first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Rowlands

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Rowlands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    362

    House Servant

    226

    Laundress

    222

    Domestic Servant

    220

    General Servant Domestic

    196

    Common male occupations for Rowlands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    498

    General Labourer

    380

    Coal Miner

    370

    Farmer

    286

    Farm Labourer

    266

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