Rolph Surname

96,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Rolph Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rudolph,' from the nick. Rolf or Rolph. As Ralph represented Randolph, so Rolph or Rolf stood for Rudolph. Lower says it is the same as Ralph, and adds, 'The great landowner Goisfrid de Bee, son of Rollo, and grandson of Crispinus, baron of Bee, is styled in Domesday "filius Rolf"': Patronymica Britannica.

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Rolph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9811:28,1263,810
United States1,9761:183,43118,297
Canada3801:96,96210,547
Australia3011:89,68710,310
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Wales741:41,8184,057
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Guernsey221:2,929767
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0991:22,1803,125
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4841:103,75810,469

Rolph (3,119) may also be a first name.

Rolph Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rudolph,' from the nick. Rolf or Rolph. As Ralph represented Randolph, so Rolph or Rolf stood for Rudolph. Lower says it is the same as Ralph, and adds, 'The great landowner Goisfrid de Bee, son of Rollo, and grandson of Crispinus, baron of Bee, is styled in Domesday "filius Rolf"': Patronymica Britannica.

Allan Rolfe, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Rolf, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John Rolf, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1614. Robert Rolfe and Cicely Pratt: Marriage Lic. (London).

1654. Married — Jasper Devenish and Elizabeth Rolph: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1721. — Thomas Rolph and Ann Bates: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

Contraction of Rodolf, q.v.

John Rolf.—Hundred Rolls Rolf is fairly common in Domesday- Book. It was the name of the first Duke of Normandy (Rolf-r or Hrolf-r, contraction from Hróþúlf-r and Latinized Rollo). Rolv and Rolf are the mod. Norwegian forms.

There has been some contusion with Ralf(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

V. Rolf.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Rollo, Radulph, or Ralph. The great landholder, Goisfrid de Bec, son of Rollo, and grandson of Crispinus, baron of Bec, is styled in Domes-day "Filius Rolf."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Ralph.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rolph Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rolph (Marathi: रॉमफ) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolph? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rolph is the 96,030th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,471,043 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Rolph are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rolph is also the 128,999th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 3,119 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,981 people, or 1 in 28,126. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Essex, where 13 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Rolph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rolph has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rolph last name grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,057 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rolph Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rolph last name are 15.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rolph earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning $58,717 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roulph91175/
Rolphe9132/
Roelph9122/
Rolphs912/
Ruolph911/
Rolh892/
Rolp891/
Ralph8035,023/
Rolhf8028/
Rulph8015/
Rholh809/
Rolth806/
Roslh806/
Rolpe804/
Rolhe803/
Rolps801/
Roulh801/
Rolfh800/
Rolpt800/
Rolpp800/
Rollp800/
Rol755,319/
Ralphs732,751/
Ralphe7335/
Ralphf733/
Rallph731/
Rolhfs731/
Rolfch730/
Rhalph730/
Rouslh730/
Roll6717,818/
Roul6711,537/
Rolf6710,875/
Role672,590/
Rohl672,184/
Rolt67974/
Rold67774/
Roil67476/
Rosl67286/
Rool67283/
Ralh67207/
Ruol67202/
Royl67112/
Roël6762/
Ratleph6743/
Ralp6723/
Hrol6711/
Rojl678/
Rhol676/
Rolv675/
Rolb674/
Rotl674/
Rgol672/
Rrol672/
Rulp671/
Rolhova671/
Rosellp671/
Rolshch671/
Ralph's671/
Roulhfs670/

Rolph Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rolph in the Marathi language
रॉमफromapha-

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