The origin of the name Rowland is Scottish and the Coat of Arms contains Gold with a red lion rampant.
Spelling variations include: Rolland, Roland, Rowland, Rowlands, Rowlandson, Rolan and many more.
First found in Ayrshire where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Francis Roland settled in Virginia in 1656; John Roland arrived in Philadelphia in 1804; John Rollands arrived in Virginia in 1653; Daniel Rowland settled in Virginia in 1653.
