Rowan

A surname from Irish.

Proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A male given name from Irish.
  3. A unisex given name from English of modern usage, often associated with the rowan tree.
  4. A locality in the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Morehead. Rowan County.
    • He was a native of Elliott county, but he had lived for a few years in Rowan. In March, 1885, he was riding along the public road, about six miles from Morehead, when he was shot from ambush and killed. - 1916, Lewis...
  6. One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Salisbury. Rowan County.
    • … his family came to North Carolina in 1783, finally settling in Rowan, while others of the connection settled in Caldwell and Burke. - 1992, John Preston Arthur, A History of Watauga County, North Carolina, page 317

Origin

Anglicised from the Irish saints' name Ruadhán (“little red one”), or as a surname from Ó Ruadháin (“descendant of Ruadhán”).

Derived

Lake Rowan Mount Rowan Rowan County