Globally, Rowland (Rowland 
, رولاند 
, ローランド 
, along with others...) is a widespread primarily feminine, but very infrequently masculine forename. The forename Rowland is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a common girly name, Israel, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but very seldom feminine name, and the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Likewise, Rowland is the last name as well as the forename.
Rowland is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Roland , the Frankish military leader under Charlemagne and main character of the Song of Roland; Roland Deschain , the protagonist from Stephen King's "The Dark Tower"; Wee-Bey Brice , the character from The Wire; Roland Daggett , the fictional character in the DC Universe and Roland d'Hazebrouck , and in many other works.
| ellis rowland early Welsh nonconformist (1621-1691), GB (b. 1621) |
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dunbar rowland attorney, archivist, and historian (1864-1937), US (b. 1864) |
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| rowland rowland GB (b. 1812) |
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| lewis thomas rowland Welsh clergyman, GB (b. 1836) |
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| miles c. rowland American businessman and legislator, US (b. 1869) |
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| verner hawsbrook rowland botanist (b. 1883) |
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| sir frederick rowland, 1st baronet (b. 1874) |
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| roy rowland American film director, US (b. 1910) |
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| leone rowland (b. 1907) |
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| lewis rowland American neurologist (1925-2017), US (b. 1925) |
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| ross rowland American historic railroad preserver, US (b. 1940) |
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| wade rowland Canadian writer, CA (b. 1944) |
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| walden john rowland Peerage person ID=403634 |
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| rand rowland college basketball player (2015–2017) Georgia Tech |
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| sir leonard bromfield rowland Peerage person ID=200927 |
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