Rowlinson
surname · Latin script
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 5 countries · latest register: BFS, 2024
/ɹoʊɫɪnsən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Rowlinson is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): Lancs and Cheshire;. see Rollinson .
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Main GB Location (1881): Lancs and Cheshire;. see Rollinson .
Cited for this meaning 1
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Ernest Rowlinsonb. 1882English politician
- John Shipley Rowlinsonb. 1926GBBritish chemist (1926-2018)
- William Rowlinsonb. 1931language dictionaries and grammar textbooks author (born 1931)
- Jimmy TonyCAnot in their usual nameCanadian bassist
- Antonia RowlinsonGBresearcher
- Peter RowlinsonGBPh.D. University of Oxford 1969
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)11 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 5 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 1.7K | #4,341 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 212 | #92,936 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 197 | #93,125 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 195 | #88,461 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 8 | #134,434 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 4 | #118,617 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Rowlinson mean, and where does it come from?
- Main GB Location (1881): Lancs and Cheshire;. see Rollinson . Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland.
- How do you pronounce Rowlinson?
- A machine transcription gives /ɹoʊɫɪnsən/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Rowlinson have the most bearers?
- Rowlinson is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rowlinson”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.