Rolleston Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rolleston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rollestyon,' a parish in Staffordshire.

1600-10. William Rolslone, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1619-20. Thomas Rolleson: Devon: ibid.

1675.

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Rolleston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand2851:15,8892,773
Australia1671:161,65116,786
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
England1111:501,96431,980
Canada791:466,40040,200
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Rolleston (36) may also be a first name.

Rolleston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rollestyon,' a parish in Staffordshire.

1600-10. William Rolslone, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1619-20. Thomas Rolleson: Devon: ibid.

1675. Baptised — Frances Rabiesston: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Rolleston = i Róþulf’s or Hróþ(w)ulf's Estate [v. under Rodolf, and + Old English tún] The Staffordshire Rolleston occurs a.d. 942 as Róþulfes-tún, and in the will (a.d. 1004) of Wulfric, Earl of Mercia, as Rolfestún.

2 Rolle’s Estate [Rolle is, however, merely a late (Anglo-French) form of the same pers. name as under 1]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) One who came from Rolleston (Hrolf's homestead), the name of several places in England; one who came from the lands of Ralston, in Renfrewshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Staffordshire, which in very early times, and for a long series of generations, belonged to the family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Henry de Rolleston, Normandy 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). This Norman family took its name from Rolleston, Notts. Malger de R. (Mon. i. 849). Thomas de R. 1165 held a fief from Deincourt (Liber Niger). Sir Benedict de R. t. Edward I. (Mon. ii. 605).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Staffordshire in the Domesday Book, Roolfeston.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rolleston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rolleston occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rolleston.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolleston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 413,768th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. Rolleston occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Rolleston live; 54 percent live in Australasia and 54 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 36 people.

It is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 15,889. In New Zealand Rolleston is most common in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 40 percent are found, Canterbury Region, where 20 percent are found and Waikato Region, where 17 percent are found. Beside New Zealand Rolleston is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Rolleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rolleston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rolleston surname grew 835 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rolleston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rolleston last name is predominantly Presbyterian (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rolleston surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% registered with the party.

The amount Rolleston earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.1% less than the national average, earning R 194,616 per year; in United States they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $42,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $53,132 CAD per year.

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Rolleston Reference & Research

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