Rolston Surname

103,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,537 people bear this surname

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

Rolston 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.

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Rolston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3891:151,72015,579
Canada7321:50,3366,102
New Zealand3511:12,9012,252
England3241:171,96915,774
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Northern Ireland1971:9,3661,515
Ireland981:48,0503,523
Jamaica461:62,3903,274
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
India181:42,614,743461,117
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Barbados131:22,1111,112
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1741:25,4592,743
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6971:72,0507,738

Rolston (669) may also be a first name.

Rolston 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

An English toponymic fairly numerous in Tyrone and Antrim. The main family (spelt Rolleston) settled in Co. Armagh, temp. James I

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, Scottish) One who came from Rolleston (Hrolf's homestead), the name of several places in England; one who came from the lands of Ralston, in Renfrewshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rolston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rolston (Hindi: रोल्स्तोन, Russian: Ролстон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,597th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,606,248 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Rolston reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 320,785th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 669 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,389 people, or 1 in 151,720. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent reside and New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

Rolston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rolston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rolston surname rose 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 315 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 44 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rolston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rolston last name are 12.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rolston earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.91% more than the national average, earning R 325,344 per year; in United States they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $44,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $49,168 CAD per year.

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Rolston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rolston in the Hindi language
रोल्स्तोनrolstona-
Rolston in the Russian language
Ролстонrolston-

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Rolston Reference & Research

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