Rolleson Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rolleson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolleson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Rolleson Last Name Facts

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

Rolleson occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolleson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rolleson is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Rolleson live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Rolleson is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 80 percent reside and Western Cape, where 20 percent reside. Beside South Africa Rolleson exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Rolleson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rolleson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rolleson Last Name Statistics demography

Rolleson earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.31% less than the national average, earning R 25,404 per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rolleson
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