Origins of the Rowlands surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 185North West 606Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 193East Midlands 28West Midlands 303East 36London 1405South East 121South West 2035South Wales 563Mid Wales 416West Wales 35North Wales 987Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowlandses lived in south-west

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    6,900 Rowlands Travel & migration records
    74,000 Rowlandses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rowlands

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    736th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Rowlands surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

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    What are the most common Rowlands first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Rowlandses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rowlandses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    421

    General Servant Domestic

    277

    Domestic Servant

    242

    General Servant

    206

    House Servant

    182

    Commmon male occupations for Rowlandses in 1921

    Farmer

    451

    Coal Miner

    441

    Coal Miner Hewer

    287

    General Labourer

    253

    Agricultural Labourer

    245

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