Rowans are a genus (or subgenus) of deciduous trees. Rowan may also refer to: Places Iran Rowan, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province United States Rowan, Iowa, a city Rowan County, Kentucky Rowan County, North Carolina Outer space 4599 Rowan, a main belt asteroid discovered in 1985 People Rowan (name), a surname and personal name Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Rowan Blackshaw, on The Returned (U.S. TV series) Rowan Mayfair, in the Anne Rice Lives of the Mayfair Witches series of novels the title character of Rowan of Rin, a series of five children's fantasy novels by Emily Rodda Rowan Freemaker, in Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Rowan Whitethorn, a character in the Throne of Glass book series by Sarah J. Maas Rowan Damisch, one of the two main characters in the Scythe (novel) book series by Neal Shusterman Literature The Rowan, a novel by Anne McCaffrey Music The Rowans, also known as The Rowan Brothers, an American country-rock group The Rowans (album), a 1975 album by The Rowans Rowan, a 2006 album by Maggie Reilly Businesses Rowan Companies, a defunct offshore drilling contractor, now part of Valaris plc Rowan Software, a British computer game development company Schools Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, United States Rowan College at Burlington County, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States Rowan College of South Jersey, Sewell, New Jersey, United States Ships , four US Navy vessels HMS Rowan, a First World War armed boarding steamer of the Royal Navy HMS Rowan, a Second World War Royal Navy Tree class trawler Other uses Rowan steam railmotor, a steam railcar Rowan Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States See also Rowan Museum, Salisbury, North Carolina, United States Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's former home in Oxford, Mississippi, United States Rawan (disambiguation)