De-Anglicisation of Names

[Vagabond_Aero]

GG-dad came over from Ireland with the name Rowan. When I looked into an Irish geneology book, it said the Rowan's came from Scotland. I haven't found a reference for Rowan in Scotland, so any pointers you might have...

[slohairt]

GG-dad came over from Ireland with the name Rowan. When I looked into an Irish geneology book, it said the Rowan's came from Scotland. I haven't found a reference for Rowan in Scotland, so any pointers you might have...

ROWAN Not a very good Irish genealogy book! While the surname Rowan may occasionally be derived from the tree of the same name or a corruption of Roland, it is usually an Anglicisation of the Irish, Ó Ruadháin (Modern Irish: Ó Ruain) meaning 'descendant of Ruadhán', a personal name meaning 'little red or ruddy one'.

[Vagabond_Aero]

Thanks. My wife says the "...ruddy one..." fits me