Gowland

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Moor Monkton, Yorkshire.

Proper noun

Gowland (plural Gowlands)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gowland is the 69170^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 284 individuals. Gowland is most common among White (93.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gowland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 71.