Roll Surname

29,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Roll Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ralph,' i.e. Randolph or Radulph, from the Norman-the French Raoul, the diminutive of which was Raoul-in, whence our Rawlins and Rawlinsons, also in some cases our Rollins and Rollinsons; v.

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Roll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,4561:48,6135,894
Germany4,7121:17,0852,254
Philippines6271:161,46426,578
England5321:104,73310,973
France4611:144,08422,250
Australia3801:71,0418,403
Russia3601:400,34238,677
Brazil3051:701,88325,770
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Austria2411:35,3345,694
Canada2381:154,81315,712
Argentina2321:184,23915,398
Norway2151:23,9183,143
Czechia1821:58,4269,784
Poland1491:255,09231,940
Hungary1251:78,5307,915
Sweden1201:82,0566,066
Afghanistan1071:300,4974,774
Cuba1061:108,7053,127
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
India1031:7,447,237161,200
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Luxembourg901:6,450965
Denmark711:79,5037,759
Spain631:742,09631,639
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Panama191:205,9085,804
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Wales141:221,03813,576
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Israel101:855,76354,181
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
China91:151,924,6187,954
East Timor91:135,103179
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3031:80,4478,644
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3341:37,6454,467

Roll (898) may also be a first name.

Roll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ralph,' i.e. Randolph or Radulph, from the Norman-the French Raoul, the diminutive of which was Raoul-in, whence our Rawlins and Rawlinsons, also in some cases our Rollins and Rollinsons; v. Rawlin.

Raoul Partrer: v. Index, Wars of English in France in the reign of Henry.

Raoul le Saige: ibid.

Rolls, Rolles, or Rowles, are genitive forms; compare Williams for William, or Jenkins for Jenkin.

1589. John Rolles, or Rowle, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1504. Henry Rolle, or Rowles, Devon: ibid.

1611-2. Giles Rowles and Mary Stapley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1647. Thomas Rolles (Devon) and Florence Rolles: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Forms of the Old French Roul (mod. Raoul, which, however, really represents Ralph or Ralf), for Rolf, Rodolf, q.v.

Rolle is not nearly so common a surname in France as the deriv. Rollet.

Cp. Rowell (Anglo-French-Teut.)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Peter and William Roeles, Normandy 1198; William de Rodolio 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Girald de Roel, t. Phil. Augustus; Robert Rolle, Matilda Rolles, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Roll Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roll (Marathi: रॉल, Russian: Ролл) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roll? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roll is the 29,992nd most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 408,999 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Roll live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 271,017th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 898 people.

The last name Roll is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 7,456 people, or 1 in 48,613. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 98 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

Roll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roll surname rose 559 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roll Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Roll are 13.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Roll earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.51% more than the national average, earning 479,346 kr per year; in Peru they earn 245.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 67,068 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.73% more than the national average, earning R 391,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.64% more than the national average, earning $26,481,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $44,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.12% more than the national average, earning $56,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rolle8931,583/
Roell891,929/
Rholl8983/
Roull8914/
Roill895/
Rooll895/
Rotll892/
Royll892/
Hroll892/
Rroll891/
Rosll891/
Rohll891/
Rollt891/
Roëll891/
Rollp890/
Rol865,319/
Rosell8022,284/
Roulle80640/
Rotell80182/
Roille8056/
Rocell8037/
Rosill8016/
Rosäll804/
Rocill802/
Ruolle802/
Roylle801/
Roslle801/
Roul7511,537/
Rall756,794/
Rull755,811/
Roel754,307/
Role752,590/
Rohl752,184/
Rolt75974/
Rold75774/
Roil75476/
Rüll75314/
Rosl75286/
Rool75283/
Ruol75202/
Royl75112/
Roël7562/
Hrol7511/
Rojl758/
Rhol756/
Rotl754/
Rolh752/
Rgol752/
Rrol752/
Rolp751/
Rossell737,939/
Rousell731,472/
Rochell731,145/
Rollová73239/
Rollova7342/
Rochill7330/
Rottell7328/
Rossill7320/
Rouylle735/
Roseell735/
Roosell734/
Routell731/
Roysell731/
Roselld731/
Roselll731/
Rosellp731/
Rousill731/
Ruosell730/
Roisell730/
Rozsell730/
Rosel6710,504/
Royle679,663/
Rolph674,954/
Roussell672,173/
Rosil671,621/
Rulle671,259/
Ralle67829/
Roule67757/
Rhoul67568/
Rosle67404/
Rotel67265/
Rocel67244/
Rotil67188/
Rhall67174/
Ruolt67105/
Roile6780/
Rohul6779/
Rocil6779/
Rosyl6768/
Raull6759/
Rahll6747/
Rouchell6745/
Rould6743/
Roole6741/
Rallh6721/
Reull6720/
Royhl6718/
Rottl6718/
Roisl6717/
Roihl6716/
Rouhl6713/
Rhole6712/
Rholh679/
Rosszell678/
Ruole678/
Rogli676/
Rolth676/
Roslh676/
Rgull675/
Rasll674/
Rolhe673/
Roossell672/
Rhold672/
Rothl672/
Hrole672/
Roslt672/
Ruill671/
Rhoel671/
Rouseell671/
Roulh671/
Routl671/
Rouyl671/
Roldt671/
Roelh671/
Rohyl671/
Rochelld671/
Rosshell671/
Rosseell671/
Rosél671/
Roßel671/
Rullh671/
Roosl671/
Rosld671/
Royld671/
Hrall671/
Rousl670/
Rolpp670/
Roochell670/
Rohhl670/
Roolt670/
Rhochell670/
Raall670/

Roll Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roll in the Marathi language
रॉलrola-
Roll in the Russian language
Роллroll-

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