How common is the surname Rolen?

1,868 people in the United States had the surname Rolen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,281 Americans. It ranked 15,639th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rolen?

Scott Rolen, American Hall of Fame baseball player.

Where is the surname Rolen most common?

Wikidata records people named Rolen in the United States.

Is the surname Rolen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,868 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Rolen

A surname, carried by 1,868 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rolen is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,868 people named Rolen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,281 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,822.

#15,639

rank among US surnames

1,868

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,898)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,635	Strawbridge	1,869	165,193
#15,639	Diazdeleon	1,868	165,281
#15,647	Epling	1,867	165,370

Who is named Rolen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Rolen identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rolens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scott Rolen
American Hall of Fame baseball player, born 1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rolen

Rolen has the Soundex code R450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R450.

Questions

How common is the surname Rolen?: 1,868 people in the United States had the surname Rolen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,281 Americans. It ranked 15,639th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rolen?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Rolen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rolen?: Scott Rolen, American Hall of Fame baseball player.
Where is the surname Rolen most common?: Wikidata records people named Rolen in the United States.
Is the surname Rolen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,868 in 2010, up 2.5%.