Rollo Surname
Approximately 15,967 people bear this surname
Rollo Surname Definition:
Two forms of the same name, found mainly in Perthshire and Fife. A transformation of the personal name Rudolph. A family named Rollock were long eminent in Dundee. John Rollo, cleric of diocese of Moray and notary public, 1373 (LAC., 101), another John Rollow was burgess of Edinburgh, 1381 (Egidii, p.
Read More About This SurnameRollo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 5,144 | 1:11,889 | 1,874 |
| Philippines | 3,762 | 1:26,911 | 3,709 |
| United States | 2,774 | 1:130,663 | 13,775 |
| Scotland | 753 | 1:7,110 | 1,094 |
| France | 712 | 1:93,290 | 13,530 |
| England | 571 | 1:97,580 | 10,350 |
| Canada | 460 | 1:80,099 | 8,949 |
| Brazil | 459 | 1:466,393 | 17,665 |
| Australia | 346 | 1:78,022 | 9,105 |
| New Zealand | 259 | 1:17,484 | 3,070 |
| Germany | 81 | 1:993,895 | 68,573 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| Czechia | 63 | 1:168,785 | 25,447 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Northern Ireland | 29 | 1:63,622 | 4,809 |
| Colombia | 27 | 1:1,769,410 | 11,599 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 622 | 1:6,018 | 877 |
| England | 69 | 1:353,266 | 22,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 199 | 1:252,355 | 20,860 |
The alternate forms: Rôllo (2) are calculated separately.
Rollo (1,367) may also be a first name.
Rollo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Two forms of the same name, found mainly in Perthshire and Fife. A transformation of the personal name Rudolph. A family named Rollock were long eminent in Dundee. John Rollo, cleric of diocese of Moray and notary public, 1373 (LAC., 101), another John Rollow was burgess of Edinburgh, 1381 (Egidii, p. 22). Duncane Rollo or Rollok, servant of Aleyn of Bollone (Boulogne) of Edinburgh, 1394 (Bain, IV, 460), in 1396 had a safe conduct to purchase goods in England (ibid., 476,477). He is doubtless the Duncan Rollok, juror on an inquest in Edinburgh, 1402, (Egidii, p. 38) and the Duncan Rollo, burgess of Edinburgh, 1413 (RMS., I, 947). William Rollock of Findone gave his bond of manrent "to ryd & gang" with Laurence, Lord Oliphant, 1476 (Macfarlane, II, p. 110). Rook, a not uncommon pronunciation of the name accounts for David Rook in Glasgow, 1552, referred to in the same record as David Rollok (Protocols, I, p. 115,116), and Jacobus Rollok, provost of Dundee, 1485, appears in the following year as Rwok, and in 1490 as Rook (RAA., II. p. 239,246, 264). Robert Rouk resigned the lands of Buteland in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh in the reign of Robert III (RMS., I, App. II. 1791). Agnes Ruke held a tenement in Glasgow, 1428 (LCD., p. 245), and in 1486 James Rouk had a lease of the teinds of Clova (RAA., II, p. 246). George Rollog is recorded in 1526 (ibid., p. 461), and Lamont (Diary, p. 37, 49, 84) referring to the Rev. Alexander Rollock, minister of Perth, spells his name Rogge and Roguel Robert 11 in the eleventh year of his reign confirms a charter of Duncrub and other lands granted to John Rollo by David, earl palatine of Stratheam and earl of Caithness, 1380 (Stodart, II). Rillict 1550, Rolhoc (of Duncrub) 1471, Rolle 1546, Rolloke 1614, Roily 1530, Rolok 1640.
V. under Rolf.
Local, in Scotland: place unknown. Lord Rollo's lineal ancestor was John de Rollo, who lived in the reign of King David II. Peerage.
The family are descended Richard de Rollo, son of Richard, Duke of Normandy, and brother of William the Conqueror, who settled in Perthshire, temp. David I.
Or De Rullos, from Rullos, now Ruelles, near Vernon, Normandy. Richard de Rullos or Rollos was Chamberlain to William the Conqueror, and m. Isabella, dau. of Richard Baron de la Haie despuits (De Gerville, Anc. Chat. de la Manche); whence came the connection of this family with Lincoln. His son William de R. m. the dau. and heir of Hugh de Evermue and Turfrida, dau. and heir of the famous Hereward by his first marriage; and received the barony of Bourn and Beeping (Liber Niger). He had, 1. William de Rullos, ancestor of a Norman line. 2. Richard, whose dau. m. Baldwin Fitz-Gilbert (from which union sprang the house of Wake, Barons of Bourn or Brunne). Richard afterwards settled in Scotland, where he had received grants from Bavid I. (Bouglas, Peerage Scotl.); and from him lineally descended John de Rollo, who in the 14th century had a grant of Duncrub, and was ancestor of the Barons Rollo of Buncrub.
Rollo Demographics
Average Rollo Salary in
United States
$44,058 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rollo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rollo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rollo (Russian: Ролло) is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Rôllo. Click here for further potential spellings of Rollo.
How Common Is The Last Name Rollo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 33,261st most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 456,413 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Rollo live; 33 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 32 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 211,899th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 1,367 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 5,144 people, or 1 in 11,889. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Apulia, where 75 percent reside, Lombardy, where 5 percent reside and Lazio, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Italy this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Rollo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rollo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rollo last name expanded 1,394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 828 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 159 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rollo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Rollo last name are 11.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.65% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rollo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning €28,273 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.98% more than the national average, earning R 318,384 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $26,089,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $44,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $55,450 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rollo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rollo in the Russian language | ||
| Ролло | rollo | - |
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