Rolls Surname

75,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rolls 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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Rolls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3901:23,3133,245
United States1,5011:241,47823,063
Australia1,0521:25,6613,492
Canada4431:83,1739,255
New Zealand3501:12,9382,254
South Africa2661:203,67621,747
Wales1371:22,5882,401
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
India551:13,946,643236,652
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Israel161:534,85239,210
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2231:19,9312,837
Scotland711:52,7213,555
Wales411:38,2542,050
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6891:72,8867,815

Rolls (257) may also be a first name.

Rolls 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’s (Son): v. Roll.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rolls Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rolls (Arabic: رولات) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolls? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,196th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,115,839 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Rolls live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. Rolls is also the 555,528th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 257 people.

The surname Rolls is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 2,390 people, or 1 in 23,313. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, Hampshire, where 7 percent reside and Dorset, where 7 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Rolls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rolls has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rolls surname grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 334 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rolls Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Congregationalist (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rolls are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Rolls earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.65% more than the national average, earning R 308,100 per year; in United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $46,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rolles91914/
Roells914/
Roulls913/
Roolls911/
Rollse911/
Rols89723/
Rosells8341/
Roelles8327/
Roulles831/
Rollest831/
Rolless830/
Rholles830/
Roels807,395/
Ralls804,372/
Roles803,826/
Rouls80405/
Rolse80216/
Rohls80129/
Ruols80106/
Hrols8014/
Royls8012/
Roëls807/
Rools806/
Rolst803/
Rolss801/
Rulls801/
Rollx801/
Rosls800/
Rotilles77232/
Roselles7763/
Rochells7715/
Rossells774/
Rotelles773/
Rosilles773/
Roiles73736/
Royles73624/
Rollez73317/
Rohles73238/
Roeles73224/
Roules73154/
Ralles73107/
Roulst7350/
Rholes7339/
Rosles7338/
Rolsch7336/
Rulles7311/
Roglis7311/
Rolszt737/
Rohlss734/
Rolstø733/
Rhouls732/
Roul's732/
Rosels732/
Rolest731/
Rohlst731/
Ruolse731/
Rhalls731/
Roulse731/
Roless730/
Rooles730/
Roehls730/
Roolse730/
Rochelles717/
Rotillles711/
Rosselles711/
Roselless710/
Rolz6794/
Rossels6729/
Roussilles6715/
Rottels6712/
Rochels6711/
Rals679/
Roosels678/
Ruls675/
Ørholst674/
Roylest673/
Rousselles672/
Rouscilles671/
Rousels671/
Roeless671/
Rottles671/
Ruilles671/
Geerols671/
Rulless670/
Roseels670/

Rolls Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rolls in the Arabic language
رولاتrwlat-

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