Rollston Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Rollston 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.

Read More About This Surname

Rollston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Australia421:642,75544,739
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England51:11,143,612252,590
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Rollston 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

V. Rolleston.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rollston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rollston occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rollston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 975,866th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Rollston reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 2,107,319. In The United States Rollston is most common in: Michigan, where 26 percent are found, Virginia, where 13 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 12 percent are found.

Rollston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rollston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rollston surname grew 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rollston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rollston surname are 17.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.89% registered with the party.

Rollston earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $47,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rollston
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis