How common is the surname Roll?

5,011 people in the United States had the surname Roll in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,614 Americans. It ranked 6,732nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Roll?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Roll identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Roll?

Michael Roll, American-Tunisian basketball player, followed by Shark Boy.

Where is the surname Roll most common?

Wikidata records people named Roll in Tunisia and the United States.

Is the surname Roll getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,011 in 2010, down 1.1%.

Is Roll also a first name?

Yes. Roll is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Roll

A surname, carried by 5,011 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roll is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,011 people named Roll in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,614 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,066.

#6,732

rank among US surnames

5,011

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,216)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,726	Peavy	5,016	61,552
#6,727	Stanek	5,014	61,577
#6,729	Gladney	5,012	61,601
#6,732	Roll	5,011	61,614
#6,733	Gottschalk	5,010	61,626

Who is named Roll

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

93% of people named Roll identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rolls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Roll
American-Tunisian basketball player, born 1987
Shark Boy
American professional wrestler, born 1975

Notable Rolls come mostly from Tunisia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roll

Roll has the Soundex code R400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R400.

Questions

How common is the surname Roll?: 5,011 people in the United States had the surname Roll in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,614 Americans. It ranked 6,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roll?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Roll identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Roll?: Michael Roll, American-Tunisian basketball player, followed by Shark Boy.
Where is the surname Roll most common?: Wikidata records people named Roll in Tunisia and the United States.
Is the surname Roll getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,011 in 2010, down 1.1%.
Is Roll also a first name?: Yes. Roll is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.