Rowland

Spelling variation of Roland, German
"famous throughout the land"

Rowland Origin and Meaning

The name Rowland is a boy's name meaning "famous throughout the land".

Rowland is more usually the surname spelling of Roland, as in Kelly Rowland.

# 994 in the US

Rowland Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Rowland

  • Rowland Vance Lee
    American film director and producer
  • Rowland Stuart Howard
    Australian musician of band The Birthday Party
  • Rowland Francis Bowen
    English cricket researcher, historian and writer
  • Rowland Charles "Boon" Gould
    English musician of band Level 42
  • Rowland J. Rivron
    English musician, writer, and television presenter
  • Rowland Lee
    English administrator and bishop
  • Rowland Constantine O'Malley "Rollo" Armstrong
    English music producer of Rollo and Sister Bliss and Faithless
  • Henry Augustus Rowland
    American physicist
  • Frank Sherwood Rowland
    American chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize