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 is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roleston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roleston is the 1,955,159th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Roleston reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Roleston is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 27,955. In Northern Ireland Roleston is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Northern Ireland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Roleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roleston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 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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