# Rolston (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rolston/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,646 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,202 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 187,573 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (1,549 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɒlstən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rolston in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rolston in the United States.

## People named Rolston

- Mark Rolston, American actor
- Brian Rolston, American ice hockey player
- Matthew Rolston, American photographer, music video director (born 1955)
- Holmes Rolston III, American philosopher
- Ken Rolston, American game designer

## Similar surnames

Ralston, Raulston.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.