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

How Common Is The Last Name Rolison? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 303,021st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,820,724 people. It occurs predominantly 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. Rolison is also the 740,891st most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 154 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,145 people, or 1 in 316,558. In The United States Rolison is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 12 percent live, Mississippi, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Rolison exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Rolison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rolison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rolison surname rose 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 national average, with 51.82% being registered with 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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