Rowland (given name) explained

Rowland is an English male given name. It is a medieval variation of Roland.^[1]

Notable people with the given name "Rowland" include

A

• Rowland Abiodun (born 1941), Nigerian-Canadian historian
• Rowland K. Adams (1889–1944), American judge
• Rowland Allanson-Winn (1855–1935), Irish politician
• Rowland Alston (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Anderson (1872–1959), Australian politician
• Rowland Atkinson, British academic

B

• Rowland Bailey (1876–1950), Australian cricketer
• Rowland Baring (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Barnes (1940–2005), American judge
• Rowland Barran (1858–1949), English politician
• Rowland Bateman (1737–1803), Irish politician
• Rowland Beckett, Australian rugby league footballer
• Rowland Berkeley (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Berthoff (1921–2001), American historian
• Rowland Biffen (1874–1949), British botanist
• Rowland Blades (1868–1953), English politician
• Rowland Blennerhassett (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Bourke (1885–1958), Canadian soldier
• Rowland Bowen (1916–1978), English cricket researcher
• Rowland Griffiths Bowen (1879–1965), Australian naval officer
• Rowland Brotherhood (1812–1883), British engineer
• Rowland Brotherhood (cricketer) (1841–1938), English cricketer
• Rowland Brown (1900–1963), American screenwriter
• Rowland Burdon (disambiguation), multiple people

C

• Rowland Carter (1875–1916), English architect
• Rowland Codling (1880–1954), English footballer
• Rowland L. Collins (1935–1985), English professor
• Rowland Cotton (1581–1634), English politician
• Rowland Croucher (born 1937), Australian pastor

D

• Rowland Dawkins (??–1691), Welsh politician
• Rowland Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland L. Davis (1871–1954), American judge
• Rowland Robert Teape Davis (1807–1879), New Zealand activist
• Rowland Day (1779–1853), American merchant
• Rowland Detrosier (1800–1834), English politician

E

• Rowland Egerton-Warburton (1804–1891), English landowner
• Rowland Ellis (1650–1731), Welsh religious figure
• Rowland Ellis (bishop) (1841–1911), Welsh bishop
• Rowland Eustace (1505–1578), Irish politician
• Rowland Evans (1921–2001), American journalist

F

• Rowland Fernyhough (born 1954), British equestrian
• Rowland Fisher (1885–1969), English painter
• Rowland FitzEustace (1430–1496), Irish judge
• Rowland Fraser (1890–1916), Scottish rugby union footballer
• Rowland Frazee (1921–2007), Canadian banker
• Rowland G. Freeman III (1922–2014), American naval officer

G

• Rowland Garrett (born 1950), American basketball player
• Rowland George (1905–1997), British rower
• Rowland Greenberg (1920–1994), Norwegian musician
• Rowland Griffiths (1886–1914), Welsh rugby union footballer
• Rowland Gwynne (1658–1728), Welsh politician

H

• Rowland Hanson, American corporate executive
• Rowland Harrison (1841–1897), English poet
• Rowland Harrold (1865–1924), Australian dermatologist
• Rowland Hassall (1768–1820), English missionary
• Rowland Hayward (1520–1593), English merchant
• Rowland Hazard (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Heylyn (1562–1631), English merchant
• Rowland Hilder (1905–1993), English artist
• Rowland Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Hodge (1859–1950), English shipbuilder
• Rowland Holle (1859–1929), New Zealand cricketer
• Rowland Holt (1723–1786), British politician
• Rowland Hood (1911–1969), British politician
• Rowland S. Howard (1959–2009), Australian musician
• Rowland Hughes (1896–1957), American politician
• Rowland Hunt (1858–1943), English politician

J

• Rowland H. Jackson (1872–1957), American businessman and politician
• Rowland Louis Johnston (1872–1939), American politician
• Rowland Jones (1722–1774), Welsh lawyer
• Rowland Jones (golfer) (1871–1952), English golfer
• Rowland Jones-Bateman (1826–1896), English cricketer

K

• Rowland C. Kellogg (1843–1911), American politician
• Rowland Kenney (1882–1961), British diplomat

L

• Rowland Langmaid (1897–1956), British seaman
• Rowland Laugharne (1607–1675), Welsh soldier
• Rowland Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Leigh (1902–1963), English screenwriter
• Rowland Leigh (MP) (??–1603), English politician
• Rowland Lockey (1565–1616), English painter
• Rowland Lytton (1615–1674), English politician

M

• Rowland Hussey Macy (1822–1877), American businessman
• Rowland B. Mahany (1864–1937), American politician
• Rowland Mainwaring (1850–1926), British army officer
• Rowland Mainwaring (Royal Navy officer) (1783–1862), English naval officer
• Rowland Makati (born 2001), Kenyan footballer
• Rowland Ap Meredydd (1529–1600), Welsh politician
• Rowland Meyrick (1505–1566), Welsh bishop
• Rowland Molony (born 1946), British poet
• Rowland Money-Kyrle (1866–1928), English archdeacon
• Rowland Percy Moss, American economist
• Rowland Musson (1912–1943), English cricketer

N

• Rowland Needham (1878–1963), English cricketer
• Rowland Nugent (1861–1948), English naval officer

O

• Rowland Office (born 1952), American baseball player
• Rowland Mason Ordish (1824–1886), English engineer

P

• Rowland Parker (1912–1989), English historian
• Rowland Pennington (1870–1929), English footballer
• Rowland Perkins (1934–2018), American talent agent
• Rowland Pettit (1927–1981), Australian-American chemist
• Rowland Phillips (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Plumbe (1838–1919), English architect
• Rowland Powell-Williams (1872–1951), English cricketer
• Rowland Prichard (1811–1887), Welsh musician
• Rowland Prothero (1851–1937), British politician
• Rowland Pugh (1579–??), Welsh politician

R

• Rowland Raw (1884–1915), English cricketer
• Rowland Rees (1840–1904), Australian architect
• Rowland Henry Rerick (1857-1925) American newspaper publisher and historian
• Rowland Rivron (born 1958), British comedian
• Rowland Richard Robbins (1872–1960), English farmer
• Rowland Robinson (1833–1900), American farmer
• Rowland Ryder (1914–1996), English schoolmaster

S

• Rowland Salley (born 1949), American musician
• Rowland Glave Saunders (1873–1952), English surgeon
• Rowland Scherman (born 1937), American photographer
• Rowland Searchfield (1565–1622), English bishop
• Rowland Shaddick (1920–1994), English cricketer
• Rowland Smith (1826–1901), English politician
• Rowland Southern (1882–1935), English biologist
• Rowland Sperling (1874–1965), British diplomat
• Rowland Stephenson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland St John (1588–1645), English politician
• Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972), British artist
• Rowland Sutherland, British musician

T

• Rowland Talbot, British screenwriter
• Rowland Taylor (1510–1555), English religious figure
• Rowland Thomas (1621–1698), English colonist
• Rowland E. Trowbridge (1821–1881), American politician

V

• Rowland Vaughan (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Venables (1846–1920), English cricketer

W

• Rowland Ward (1848–1912), British taxidermist
• Rowland White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Whitehead (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Whyte (??–1626), English businessman
• Rowland Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Winn (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rowland Winter (born 1985), British rugby union coach
• Rowland Wolfe (1914–2010), American gymnast
• Rowland Worsley (1907–??), Australian politician
• Rowland Wright (1915–1991), British industrialist

Y

• Rowland York (??–1588), English soldier

See also

• Rowland (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Rowland"
• Rowland (surname), a page for people with the surname "Rowland"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rowland.