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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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Where did the Scottish Rowland family come from? What is the Scottish Rowland family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rowland family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rowland family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rolland, Roland, Rowland, Rowlands, Rowlandson, Rolan and many more.

First found in Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rowland research. Another 219 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1184, 1196, 1296, and 1555 are included under the topic Early Rowland History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 39 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rowland Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Rowland family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 270 words(19 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rowland Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • John Rowland settled in Virginia in 1635
  • Jo Rowland, aged 21, arrived in Bermuda in 1635
  • Richard Rowland, aged 20, arrived in Virginia in 1635
  • Lewis Rowland, who landed in Virginia in 1652
  • Daniel Rowland settled in Virginia in 1653


Rowland Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Mark Rowland, who landed in Virginia in 1701-1702
  • Walter Rowland, who landed in Virginia in 1711
  • Katherine Rowland, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1727
  • Casper Rowland, aged 20, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741
  • Jacob Rowland, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761


Rowland Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • William Rowland, aged 28, arrived in New York in 1812
  • John Rowland, who landed in Mississippi in 1846
  • George Rowland, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • Casper, Charles, John, Priscilla, Richard, Thomas, and William Rowland all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1870
  • Charles Rowland, who landed in St Clair County, III in 1896

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  • Henry Augustus Rowland (1848-1901), American physicist
  • Robert Rowland (b. 1917), American, USAF General
  • Clarence Henry "Pants" Rowland (1879-1969), American Major League Baseball manager
  • John Grosvenor Rowland (b. 1957), American politician, Governor of Connecticut (1995-2004)
  • Helen Rowland (1875-1950), American journalist and humorist
  • Wirt C. Rowland (1887-1946), American architect
  • Gilbert Rowland (b. 1946), Scottish harpsichordist
  • Sir James Anthony Rowland (1922-1999), Australian, Air Marshall, who became the 33rd Governor of New South Wales
  • Frank Sherwood Rowland (b. 1927), Nobel laureate and a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine
  • Bruce Rowland (b. 1942), award-winning Australian composer

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  • John C. Rowland, Missouri Pioneer and his Kin by Vaden R. Mayers.
  • Sons of Frontiersmen: History & Genealogy of Rowland, Whitmire and Associated Families by Billie Louise Owens.
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  1. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  2. Bloxham, Ben. Key to Parochial Registers of Scotland From Earliest Times Through 1854 2nd edition. Provo, UT: Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1979. Print.
  3. Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
  4. Warner, Philip Warner. Famous Scottish Battles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Print. (ISBN 0-76070-004-4).
  5. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  6. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  7. Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances. London: Secker & Warburg, 1963. Print.
  8. Innes, Thomas and Learney. Socts Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Modern Application of the Art of Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
  9. Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
  10. Innes, Thomas and Learney. Scots Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Mordern Application of the Art and Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
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The Rowland Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rowland Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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