Roulstone Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Roulstone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roulstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2731:204,09517,723
Australia1771:152,51816,101
South Africa841:644,97347,754
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Cayman Islands181:3,550469
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Scotland141:382,41616,471
France111:6,038,429280,838
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland711:62,3924,829
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Roulstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roulstone is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Roulstone.

How Common Is The Last Name Roulstone? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 486,338th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Roulstone live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 204,095. In England Roulstone is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 18 percent are found and Devon, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Roulstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Roulstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Roulstone surname expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 166 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 76 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roulstone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Roulstone surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roulstone earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.3% more than the national average, earning R 319,140 per year; in United States they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning $41,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $47,126 CAD per year.

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Roulstone Reference & Research

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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 Roulstone
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