Roleston Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Roleston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roleston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland661:27,9553,011
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Roleston (10) may also be a first name.

Roleston Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Roleston Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Roleston occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roleston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roleston is the 1,955,159th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Roleston live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 27,955. In Northern Ireland Roleston is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Northern Ireland Roleston occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Roleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roleston has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Roleston last name contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roleston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Roleston surname is primarily Presbyterian (68%) in Ireland.

Roleston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roleston
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