Rollison Surname

157,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,771 people bear this surname

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

Rollison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A variant of Rollinson, which see.

1720. Married — Nicholas Adams and Mary Rollison: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1805. — William Simmonds and Sarah Rollisson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Rollison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7981:201,59019,808
South Africa4821:112,40213,510
England1821:306,14323,159
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3461:145,14113,587

Rollison (48) may also be a first name.

Rollison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A variant of Rollinson, which see.

1720. Married — Nicholas Adams and Mary Rollison: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1805. — William Simmonds and Sarah Rollisson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Rollinson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Rawlinson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rollison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rollison (Marathi: रॉलीसन) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rollison.

How Common Is The Last Name Rollison? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 157,801st most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,629,934 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Rollison reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held forename on earth, held by 48 people.

The surname Rollison is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,798 people, or 1 in 201,590. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, Virginia, where 10 percent reside and South Carolina, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Rollison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rollison has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rollison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rollison surname are 17.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rollison earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.86% less than the national average, earning R 140,532 per year; in United States they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $39,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14% less than the national average, earning $42,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rollison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rollison in the Marathi language
रॉलीसनrolisana-

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