Rowan Family History
Rowan Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
Ruadháin (see Ruane). In Scotland, this name is
sometimes Anglicized as Roland, while in Ireland it is often
Rooney.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Rowan Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rowan families
 176 - 350  59 - 175 |
 1 - 58  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Rowan families
|
162 - 321 55 - 161 |
1 - 54 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Rowan Family Origin
Rowan Emigration Information (US)
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Rowan Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Rowan
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