Rowntree is an English surname derived from "Rowan tree". It may refer to:
Rowntree's confectionery company and trusts Rowntree's, a confectionery company in York, England previously owned by members of the Rowntree family Rowntree trusts Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Joseph Rowntree Foundation
People
Rowntree's confectionery company family and close relatives Arnold Stephenson Rowntree (1872–1951), Liberal MP for York Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871–1954), sociologist and businessman, also known as Seebohm Rowntree Henry Isaac Rowntree (1837–1883), founder of the business John Stephenson Rowntree (1834–1907) John Wilhelm Rowntree (1868–1905), chocolate manufacturer and religious activist Joseph Rowntree (educationist) (1801–1859), education leader Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) (1836–1925), cocoa and chocolate manufacturer and philanthropist Joshua Rowntree (1844–1915), social reformer Michael Rowntree (1919–2007), journalist and philanthropist Tessa Rowntree (1909–1999), aid worker in Czechoslovakia, 1938–1939
Other persons Joseph Rowntree (Canadian) pioneer of Thistletown, miller on the banks of the Humber River in 1843 Fred Rowntree (1860–1927), Scottish architect Lester Gertrude Ellen Rowntree (1879–1979), American botanist and horticulturist Leonard Rowntree (1883–1959), Canadian physician and medical researcher Richard Rowntree (1884–1968), English-born New Zealand cricketer Norman Rowntree (1912–1991), British civil engineer Leslie Rowntree (1914–1975), Canadian political figure Diana Rowntree (1915–2008), British architect and writer Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997), British artist Gil Rowntree (born 1934), Canadian racehorse trainer and owner Mark Rowntree (born c. 1956), British spree killer Dave Rowntree (born 1964), British musician Graham Rowntree (born 1971), English rugby union player and coach Catriona Rowntree (born 1971), Australian television personality
Other uses Rowntree Park, a , a park in York, England