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:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rowan families
 142 - 282  48 - 141 |
 1 - 47  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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 Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Rowan
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Rowan Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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