Rowlan is an Irish

Ireland

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 Surname and the anglicized version of the name Ó Rothlain

Ó Rothlain

Ó Rothláin is an Irish name meaning "descendant of Rothlan". It is the pre-anglicized, Irish form of the names Rowlan, Rowland, Rowlands, Rollan, Rollin, Rolan and Rowley...

 (lang). It, therefore, shares a link with the surnames Rowland

Rowland

Rowland may refer to:Populated places*Rowland, Derbyshire, England*Rowland, North Carolina, USAPeople*Rowland , people so namedOther*Ó Rothlain, Irish surname sometimes anglicised as Rowland...

, Rowlands, Rollan, Rollin, Rolan, Roland

Roland

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 and Rowley.

Canterbury

• Alister Rowlan of Christchurch
  Christchurch
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  , Canterbury, New Zealand
  New Zealand
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   is a championship sailer. He is noted for winning the bronze medal in the 2007 World Sailing Championship for Flying Fifteens, as well as many other awards.

Oklahoma

During the Irish diaspora

Irish diaspora

thumb|Night Train with Reaper by London Irish artist [[Brian Whelan]] from the book Myth of Return, 2007The Irish diaspora consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Mexico, South Africa,...

 several members of the Rowlan family from County Mayo

County Mayo

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, Ireland

Ireland

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 immigrated to the United States as a direct result of the Potato Famine

Potato famine

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. They eventually settled in Oklahoma Territory

Oklahoma Territory

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 during the Land Run

Land run

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.

• Nathanael Keith 'Nate' Rowlan (born 29 November 1978 in Oklahoma City
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  ) is the former Head Coach of University of Central Oklahoma Rugby Football Club (2007–2009).

See also

• Surname
  Surname
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• O'Rothlain
• Rowland
  Rowland
  Rowland may refer to:Populated places*Rowland, Derbyshire, England*Rowland, North Carolina, USAPeople*Rowland , people so namedOther*Ó Rothlain, Irish surname sometimes anglicised as Rowland...
  
  
• Rowley (disambiguation)
• Irish diaspora
  Irish diaspora
  thumb|Night Train with Reaper by London Irish artist [[Brian Whelan]] from the book Myth of Return, 2007The Irish diaspora consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Mexico, South Africa,...
  
  
• Oklahoma
  Oklahoma
  Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...