Rolton Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Rolton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2751:98,16611,125
New Zealand2021:22,4173,922
England901:619,09036,665
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rolton (59) may also be a first name.

Rolton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rolton is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 547,713th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname Rolton is predominantly found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Rolton live; 82 percent live in Australasia and 82 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Rolton is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent given name globally, held by 59 people.

Rolton is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 98,166. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 41 percent live, South Australia, where 29 percent live and Victoria, where 14 percent live. Not including Australia it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 35 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Rolton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rolton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rolton surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rolton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rolton last name is principally Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roulton9223/
Roilton9211/
Roltton921/
Rholton920/
Ralton83383/
Rulton83355/
Roltan834/
Roltonová801/
Raulton772/
Rallton772/
Raslton771/
Ruoltan770/
Reulton770/
Russelton671/
Raltan671/
Rultan670/
Ruttleton670/
Rultam501/
Rultum500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Rolton
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