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[Surname] meaning of Rowlands
I would like to know what the meaning and origin of the name Rowlands is please for my school project. I think it is a welsh name but i am not interested in any other spelling. If you have any information please let me know.
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I'm afraid, you *should* be interested in other spellings, because my first guess is backed up by P.H.Reaney, A Dictionary of Surnames, Oxford 1997:

ROWLANDS > Roland (from "hroud", fame, and "nanth", brave, later influenced by "land")

Andy ;—)
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