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UK surname

Rowlandson

In the 1881 census there were 376 people recorded with the Rowlandson surname, ranking it #8,326 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 425, ranked #11,300, down from #8,326 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bampton, Beetham and Lancaster Borough. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Copeland, South Lakeland and Wyre.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Rowlandson is 438 in 2012. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 13.0%.

1881 census count

376

Ranked #8,326

Modern count

425

2016, ranked #11,300

Peak year

2012

438 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Rowlandson had 376 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,326 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 425 in 2016, ranked #11,300.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 432 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Rowlandson surname distribution map

The map shows where the Rowlandson surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Rowlandson surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Rowlandson over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 319 #7,273
1861 historical 328 #7,771
1881 historical 376 #8,326
1891 historical 377 #9,302
1901 historical 401 #9,472
1911 historical 432 #8,779
1997 modern 416 #10,696
1998 modern 429 #10,795
1999 modern 418 #11,071
2000 modern 436 #10,701
2001 modern 420 #10,811
2002 modern 429 #10,858
2003 modern 414 #10,980
2004 modern 417 #10,943
2005 modern 413 #10,918
2006 modern 428 #10,659
2007 modern 426 #10,809
2008 modern 432 #10,792
2009 modern 435 #10,991
2010 modern 436 #11,189
2011 modern 431 #11,155
2012 modern 438 #10,896
2013 modern 436 #11,106
2014 modern 437 #11,176
2015 modern 426 #11,320
2016 modern 425 #11,300

Geography

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Where Rowlandsons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bampton, Beetham, Lancaster Borough, Appleby St Lawrence and Toxteth Park. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Copeland, South Lakeland, Wyre and Liverpool. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bampton Westmorland
2 Beetham Westmorland
3 Lancaster Borough Lancashire
4 Appleby St Lawrence Westmorland
5 Toxteth Park Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Copeland 004 Copeland
2 South Lakeland 013 South Lakeland
3 Wyre 009 Wyre
4 Liverpool 055 Liverpool
5 Copeland 003 Copeland

Forenames

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First names often paired with Rowlandson

These lists show first names that appear often with the Rowlandson surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Rowlandson

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Rowlandson, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Rowlandson surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Rowlandson household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Rowlandson is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Rowlandson is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Rowlandson falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Rowlandson is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Rowlandson, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Rowlandson families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Rowlandson surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 120 Rowlandsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.76x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 120 2.76x
Westmorland 111 137.70x
Yorkshire 29 0.80x
Durham 27 2.47x
Middlesex 23 0.63x
Sussex 10 1.62x
Cheshire 8 0.99x
Hampshire 8 1.06x
Warwickshire 6 0.65x
Cumberland 4 1.27x
Devon 4 0.52x
Kent 4 0.32x
Shropshire 4 1.26x
Lanarkshire 3 0.25x
Northamptonshire 3 0.87x
Surrey 3 0.17x
Cambridgeshire 2 0.86x
Essex 2 0.28x
Somerset 2 0.34x
Gloucestershire 1 0.14x
Herefordshire 1 0.66x
Hertfordshire 1 0.40x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bampton in Westmorland leads with 18 Rowlandsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 2647.06x.

Place Total Index
Bampton 18 2647.06x
Beetham 14 1129.03x
Lancaster 13 50.19x
Dalton In Furness 12 71.43x
Liverpool 12 4.54x
Whinfell 12 5454.55x
Ulverston 11 86.75x
Kirkby Stephen 10 478.47x
Lowick 10 2083.33x
Chester St Oswald 8 54.57x
Hackney London 8 3.89x
Hastings St Leonards 8 88.01x
Killington 8 2580.65x
Shap 8 449.44x
Appleby St Lawrence 6 326.09x
Billingham 6 319.15x
Durham College 6 5454.55x
Esh 6 75.57x
Farnworth 6 23.01x
Lambrigg 6 2857.14x
Newton Morrell 6 6000.00x
North Bailey South 6 1111.11x
Shoreditch London 6 3.77x
Aldingham 5 344.83x
Burton 5 588.24x
Colton 5 220.26x
Egton Cum Newland 5 396.83x
Pontefract 5 63.86x
Troutbeck 5 892.86x
West Derby 5 3.93x
Berrington 4 322.58x
Christchurch 4 24.54x
Crosby Garrett 4 1428.57x
Islington London 4 1.13x
Over Kellet 4 645.16x
Pudsey 4 20.59x
Yanwath Eamont Bridge 4 1111.11x
Barton Upon Irwell 3 9.16x
Birmingham 3 0.97x
Bootle Cum Linacre 3 8.68x
Charlton Next Woolwich 3 22.99x
Coundon 3 67.87x
East Broughton 3 241.94x
Edgbaston 3 10.46x
Enfield 3 12.46x
Grayrigg 3 1034.48x
Havant 3 78.74x
Lazonby 3 365.85x
Liverton 3 357.14x
Northampton St Giles 3 22.83x
Tormoham 3 9.29x
Warrington 3 5.82x
Applethwaite 2 83.33x
Barony 2 0.67x
Carnforth 2 83.68x
Clayton 2 22.47x
Clitheroe 2 15.61x
Dufton 2 384.62x
Great Braxted 2 425.53x
Hawkshead Monk Coniston 2 131.58x
Kendal 2 13.55x
Kirkdale 2 2.73x
Preston 2 18.52x
Purston Jaglin 2 224.72x
Sedburgh 2 132.45x
Southwark St George Martyr 2 2.71x
St Giles Cambridge 2 66.67x
Above Derwent 1 85.47x
Bath St James 1 16.23x
Cartmel Fell 1 270.27x
Caton 1 73.53x
Everton 1 0.72x
Exeter Heavitree 1 17.57x
Glasgow 1 0.47x
Levens 1 84.03x
Overton 1 243.90x
Priest Hutton 1 370.37x
Settle 1 35.97x
Toxteth Park 1 0.68x
Wymering 1 80.65x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Rowlandson surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 31
Elizabeth 18
Jane 15
Margaret 13
Agnes 11
Sarah 11
Ann 7
Annie 7
Ellen 6
Isabella 6
Eleanor 5
Edith 4
Emma 4
Hannah 4
Maria 4
Alice 3
Eliza 3
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Anne 2
Julia 2
Louisa 2
Maggie 2
Martha 2
Sophia 2
Bridget 1
Catherine 1
Cathrine 1
Deanna 1
Dinah 1
Dora 1
E.C. 1
Edyth 1
Ellanor 1
Esther 1
Eva 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Henrietta 1
Iane 1
Jemima 1
Jessie 1
Joanne 1
Kate 1
Lilly 1
Lydia 1
Margret 1
Margt.A. 1
Marion 1
Winfred 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Rowlandson surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 25
William 23
Thomas 15
James 14
Robert 11
George 8
Richard 7
Henry 6
Charles 5
Edward 5
Frederick 4
Samuel 4
Michael 3
Peter 3
Wm. 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Benjamin 2
Christopher 2
Hugh 2
Joseph 2
Abraham 1
Chas. 1
Clarkson 1
David 1
Elias 1
Frederic 1
Fredick 1
Geo. 1
Hodgson 1
Howard 1
J. 1
Jas. 1
Jonathan 1
Machel 1
Miles 1
Ralph 1
Sidney 1
Stephen 1
Warwick 1

FAQ

Rowlandson surname: questions and answers

How common was the Rowlandson surname in 1881?

In 1881, 376 people were recorded with the Rowlandson surname. That placed it at #8,326 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Rowlandson surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 425 in 2016. That gives Rowlandson a modern rank of #11,300.

What does the Rowlandson map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Rowlandson bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.