Rolland Surname
Approximately 60,237 people bear this surname
Rolland Surname Definition:
This name is not recorded in Old English but appears in ME. from French Rolland, Roland, Hrodland or Hruotland, a very common Germanic personal name. About 1180 Alan, son of Roland, appears as witness in a charter of William the Lion to the Abbey o Arnbroath (RAA.
Read More About This SurnameRolland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 44,230 | 1:1,502 | 84 |
| United States | 3,780 | 1:95,889 | 10,731 |
| Madagascar | 3,492 | 1:6,773 | 1,367 |
| Canada | 1,722 | 1:21,397 | 2,943 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Norway | 671 | 1:7,664 | 796 |
| Belgium | 578 | 1:19,890 | 3,074 |
| England | 528 | 1:105,527 | 11,038 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Nigeria | 395 | 1:448,463 | 22,923 |
| Germany | 300 | 1:268,352 | 28,532 |
| Scotland | 245 | 1:21,852 | 2,499 |
| New Caledonia | 244 | 1:1,132 | 37 |
| Italy | 238 | 1:256,961 | 34,202 |
| Vanuatu | 236 | 1:1,116 | 281 |
| Indonesia | 218 | 1:606,648 | 48,159 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| Malaysia | 122 | 1:241,756 | 13,744 |
| Spain | 121 | 1:386,380 | 21,365 |
| Mexico | 101 | 1:1,228,972 | 14,663 |
| Solomon Islands | 86 | 1:6,745 | 1,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 83 | 1:98,238 | 13,191 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Switzerland | 49 | 1:167,611 | 15,447 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Liberia | 40 | 1:110,213 | 8,601 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Jersey | 34 | 1:2,918 | 527 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Venezuela | 33 | 1:915,275 | 14,245 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Haiti | 13 | 1:821,839 | 11,267 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 4 | 1:3,402 | 66 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 26 | 1:170,379 | 8,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 234 | 1:15,997 | 1,742 |
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Jersey | 13 | 1:3,991 | 684 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 632 | 1:79,460 | 8,378 |
Rolland (60,508) may also be a first name.
Rolland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This name is not recorded in Old English but appears in ME. from French Rolland, Roland, Hrodland or Hruotland, a very common Germanic personal name. About 1180 Alan, son of Roland, appears as witness in a charter of William the Lion to the Abbey o Arnbroath (RAA., I, p. 14), and between 1189—99 Rolland, son of Ucdred, witnessed another charter by the same king (RMP., p. 101). Gilbert fitz Roland and Johan fiz Roland of Ayrshire, and Gilascope fiz Rouland of Perthshire rendered homage in 1296 ( Bain, II, p. 205,209). Thomas Rollan was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1440, Alexander Rolande in 1471, and John Rolland in 1514 (NSCM., I, p. 6, 22 45). John Rolland was burgess of Arne, 1475 (Ayr, p. 91), and another Jhone Rolland rented land in Gwuane (Govan) in 1520 (Rental). William Rolland, burg ess of Aberdeen in 1509 appears in the same year as William Rowand (RAA., II, p. 383), and in 1513 as William Rowan (CRA., p. 83). Rollands of Auchmithie, Angus, were an old family, a still older family were the Rollands of Disblair in Aberdeenshire, and a family of Rolland (Rouland in 1545) held land of the commendator of Dunfermline soon after the Reformation (Stodart, II, p. 309). Rowand was the common pronunciation of the name and it has given origin to the surnames Rowan and Rowand, which see. Rollande 1555, Rollane 1522.
V. Roland.
(English) Descendant of Roland (fame, land).
The ancient personal name, variously written Rollo, Roland, Rowland, &c. In Domesday, Rolland and Rollandus.
(Saxon.) Counsel for the land.
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Rolland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rolland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rolland (Marathi: रोलन्ड, Russian: Ролланд) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rolland? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,391st most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 120,981 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Rolland reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Rolland is also the 15,759th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 60,508 people.
The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 44,230 people, or 1 in 1,502. In France it is most common in: Brittany, where 18 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent are found. Apart from France this surname occurs in 108 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Madagascar, where 6 percent are found.
Rolland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rolland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rolland surname increased 598 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 574 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 15 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rolland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Rolland surname is primarily Anglican (65%) in Ireland.
In The United States Rolland are 6.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.83% being registered with the party.
The amount Rolland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.07% less than the national average, earning 307,776 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.57% more than the national average, earning R 393,468 per year; in United States they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning $40,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,114 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rolland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rolland in the Marathi language | ||
| रोलन्ड | rolanda | 75 |
| रोलंड | rolanda | 25 |
| Rolland in the Russian language | ||
| Ролланд | rolland | - |
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