How common is the surname Rolling?

2,295 people in the United States had the surname Rolling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,530 Americans. It ranked 13,291st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rolling?

Danny Rolling, American murderer (1954–2006).

Where is the surname Rolling most common?

Wikidata records people named Rolling in the United States.

Is the surname Rolling getting more or less common?

More common. 2,086 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,295 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Rolling

A surname, carried by 2,295 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rolling is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,295 people named Rolling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,530 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,086.

#13,291

rank among US surnames

2,295

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+10%

change since 2000 (was #13,393)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,283	Chaput	2,296	134,471
#13,291	Rolling	2,295	134,530
#13,297	Pruneda	2,294	134,588
#13,300	Golla	2,293	134,647

Who is named Rolling

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

65% of people named Rolling identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rollings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danny Rolling
American murderer (1954–2006)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rolling

Rolling has the Soundex code R452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R452.

Questions

How common is the surname Rolling?: 2,295 people in the United States had the surname Rolling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,530 Americans. It ranked 13,291st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rolling?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Rolling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rolling?: Danny Rolling, American murderer (1954–2006).
Where is the surname Rolling most common?: Wikidata records people named Rolling in the United States.
Is the surname Rolling getting more or less common?: More common. 2,086 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,295 in 2010, up 10%.