Rolles Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Rolles 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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Rolles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3171:209,53532,567
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Canada611:604,02649,778
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
England371:1,505,89364,828
Wales151:206,30213,003
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Rolles (103) may also be a first name.

Rolles 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

Roll(e)’s (Son): v. Roll(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family of Lord Rolle rose upon the ruins of the monasteries in the XVI. century. The name may be local, but it seems more likely to be a modification of the Scandinavian Rollo, especially as we have the genitive form Rolles, as well as the local Rollesby, Rolleston, &c. Camden places it among Christian names.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rolles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rolles (Russian: Роллес) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolles? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 388,118th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,973,245 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Rolles reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 35 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Rolles is also the 930,172nd most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 103 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 209,535. In France Rolles is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 61 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent are found. Excluding France it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Rolles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rolles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rolles last name rose 227 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rolles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rolles are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered with the party.

The amount Rolles earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $37,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $48,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rollies9290/
Roelles9227/
Rollest921/
Rolleus921/
Roulles921/
Rholles920/
Rolleys920/
Rolless920/
Rolle9131,583/
Rolls916,531/
Roles913,826/
Rotilles86232/
Roselles8663/
Rosilles863/
Rotelles863/
Roullies861/
Roller8315,761/
Rollet836,109/
Rolley831,835/
Rollie83880/
Roiles83736/
Roulle83640/
Royles83624/
Rollis83323/
Rollez83317/
Rohles83238/
Roeles83224/
Roules83154/
Ralles83107/
Rollys8387/
Rolies8381/
Rolleh8371/
Roille8356/
Rholes8339/
Rosles8338/
Rolexs8330/
Rollex8312/
Rulles8311/
Rollée839/
Roleas838/
Rollee836/
Roells834/
Rolled834/
Roulls833/
Ruolle832/
Rolees831/
Rollse831/
Rolest831/
Roylle831/
Rolesx831/
Roolls831/
Roslle831/
Rollei830/
Rooles830/
Roless830/
Role802,590/
Rols80723/
Rochelles807/
Roselleas805/
Rosselles801/
Rollheise801/
Rotillles801/
Roselless800/
Roselle772,179/
Roullet771,612/
Rollett77474/
Rollais77345/
Roillet77159/
Roulley77102/
Rotelle7799/
Rollice7752/
Rosells7741/
Roulies7734/
Roullee7728/
Rollois7717/
Rosille7713/
Rouller7713/
Rollish7712/
Rocelle7711/
Roellis778/
Roullée774/
Rocille773/
Rotille773/
Roylest773/
Rallies771/
Rottles771/
Roullie771/
Roleats771/
Rollihs771/
Rolloey771/
Roeless771/
Rolllet771/
Ruilles771/
Rosllee771/
Rosller771/
Rolleax771/
Royller771/
Rolleer770/
Rulless770/
Roussilles7515/
Rousselles752/
Rochellesr751/
Rouscilles751/
Royle739,663/
Rolla738,004/
Roels737,395/
Rolli736,397/
Ralls734,372/
Rolis731,526/
Rolly731,456/
Rolet731,199/
Roley731,158/
Rolea73972/
Ralle73829/
Roule73757/
Roleh73474/
Rouls73405/
Rosle73404/
Rales73222/
Rolse73216/
Roler73188/
Rolex73167/
Rollé73166/
Reles73163/
Rolie73137/
Rohls73129/
Ruols73106/
Rolez7396/
Rules7392/
Roile7380/
Rohle7354/
Roole7341/
Rolee7320/
Hrols7314/
Royls7312/
Rhole7312/
Rolep7312/
Roled738/
Ruole738/
Roëls737/
Rools736/
Rotle736/
Rolce734/
Rolhe733/
Rolst733/
Rollè733/
Rolée732/
Hrole732/
Rulls731/
Rojle731/
Rolei731/
Rolss731/
Rolze731/
Rollx731/
Rolys731/
Roleu731/
Rolge730/
Rosls730/
Rochelle717,006/
Rosselle71758/
Rouselle71418/
Rosielle71165/
Roullois71148/
Rotillet7158/
Rossille7153/
Roullais7147/
Roullett7121/
Roisille7116/
Rochells7115/
Rotellis7111/
Roselley717/
Rosellis717/
Roseller715/
Rossells714/
Rousille714/
Racilles713/
Rosellez713/
Roucelle712/
Raselles711/
Rolleová711/
Rocehlle711/
Rochille711/
Roceller711/
Rotiller711/
Roisller711/
Rousller711/
Routless710/
Roteller710/
Routelle710/
Ruselles710/
Rohledse710/
Rousselle678,553/
Roulet676,705/
Rallis673,251/
Rosler671,421/
Roslee671,140/
Roussille67649/
Rosley67552/
Rohler67437/
Ralley67435/
Rullis67391/
Rallet67376/
Ruiles67376/
Roulez67310/
Ralets67219/
Rholis67160/
Rouley67154/
Rooley67109/
Roulis67105/
Rolett6788/
Reules6777/
Rolais6760/
Roilis6759/
Roulst6750/
Rollit6746/
Rottle6742/
Rolloy6736/
Rolsch6736/
Rolish6734/
Ruolla6732/
Royley6731/
Rollio6729/
Roslli6728/
Roylee6725/
Rulhes6724/
Ruules6723/
Rallie6723/
Rehles6721/
Roullé6721/
Raules6720/
Raller6719/
Rollay6718/
Roelis6717/
Rossellez6716/
Ralleh6715/
Rallec6715/
Rollic6713/
Rähles6713/
Rohlje6712/
Raulle6712/
Roulie6712/
Roglis6711/
Rohlis6711/
Rahles679/
Rotler678/
Roulee678/
Rallys678/
Roulla677/
Rouler677/
Rolszt677/
Roolez676/
Roolla676/
Ruleas676/
Roslei676/
Rascelles675/
Rhoule675/
Rotlhe675/
Relies674/
Roylla674/
Rollaa674/
Rohlss674/
Roiley674/
Rrolla673/
Rootellis673/
Rouleu673/
Rolstø673/
Raeles673/
Rosleh673/
Rhules672/
Rollia672/
Roosle672/
Rochellee672/
Rhales672/
Reulle672/
Roulea672/
Roslet672/
Rosels672/
Rolice672/
Roully672/
Releus672/
Rolliz672/
Rojler672/
Rhouls672/
Roylex672/
Roul's672/
Ratlle672/
Ralies672/
Roslis672/
Ralesh671/
Rothle671/
Rotley671/
Roulec671/
Roulse671/
Routeller671/
Roychelle671/
Roylea671/
Ruyles671/
Roshcelle671/
Rhoole671/
Roleac671/
Rollya671/
Rohley671/
Roilly671/
Ruless671/
Rolise671/
Rallei671/
Rhalls671/
Rochellis671/
Rouchelle671/
Ralees671/
Rallez671/
Raales671/
Rossillet671/
Roilet671/
Roilez671/
Roilli671/
Rohlst671/
Rollih671/
Roulée671/
Ralese671/
Roulex671/
Roilea671/
Rolher671/
Rotlee671/
Roylei671/
Ruolse671/
Rocheller671/
Royler670/
Rooler670/
Ratles670/
Rohlie670/
Reeles670/
Rosseller670/
Roolse670/
Roehls670/
Rutles670/
Rusles670/
Rollip670/
Rachelles670/
Roylet670/
Roylly670/

Rolles Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rolles in the Russian language
Роллесrolles-

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