How common is the surname Rolle?

4,819 people in the United States had the surname Rolle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,068 Americans. It ranked 6,960th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rolle?

Esther Rolle, actress (1920-1998), followed by Antrel Rolle.

Where is the surname Rolle most common?

Wikidata records people named Rolle in the United States and The Bahamas.

Is the surname Rolle getting more or less common?

More common. 3,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,819 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Rolle

A surname, carried by 4,819 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). Rolle is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,819 people named Rolle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,068 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,952.

#6,960

rank among US surnames

4,819

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+21.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,752)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,955	Bly	4,823	64,015
#6,956	Waltman	4,822	64,029
#6,958	Suttles	4,821	64,042
#6,960	Rolle	4,819	64,068
#6,961	Dull	4,818	64,082

Who is named Rolle

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

73% of people named Rolle identified as Black (not Hispanic), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 73%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Rolles

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Esther Rolle
Actress (1920-1998)
Antrel Rolle
American football player (born 1982)
Magnum Rolle
Bahamian basketball player (born 1986)
Jamial Rolle
Bahamian sprinter, born 1980
SpaceGhostPurrp
American rapper and record producer from Florida, born 1991

Notable Rolles come mostly from the United States (3) and The Bahamas (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rolle

Rolle 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 Rolle?: 4,819 people in the United States had the surname Rolle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,068 Americans. It ranked 6,960th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rolle?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Rolle identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rolle?: Esther Rolle, actress (1920-1998), followed by Antrel Rolle.
Where is the surname Rolle most common?: Wikidata records people named Rolle in the United States and The Bahamas.
Is the surname Rolle getting more or less common?: More common. 3,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,819 in 2010, up 22%.