Rolison Surname

303,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rolison Surname Definition:

1 = Rollinson, q.v.

2 for Rolandson, q.v.

Rolison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1451:316,55828,922
England821:679,48938,951
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Rolison (154) may also be a first name.

Rolison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Rollinson, q.v.

2 for Rolandson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rolison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rolison is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolison? popularity and diffusion

Rolison is the 303,021st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,820,724 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Rolison are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 740,891st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 154 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,145 people, or 1 in 316,558. In The United States Rolison is mostly found in: Florida, where 12 percent reside, Mississippi, where 10 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Rolison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rolison has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rolison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rolison surname are 5.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rolison earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.46% less than the national average, earning R 84,456 per year; in United States they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning $37,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $46,594 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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