How common is the surname Rolston?

1,646 people in the United States had the surname Rolston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,573 Americans. It ranked 17,202nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rolston?

Mark Rolston, American actor, followed by Brian Rolston.

Where is the surname Rolston most common?

Wikidata records people named Rolston in the United States.

How do you pronounce Rolston?

Rolston is /ˈɹɒlstən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Rolston getting more or less common?

More common. 1,549 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,646 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Rolston

A surname, carried by 1,646 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɒlstən/ 2 syllables Soundex R423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rolston is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,646 people named Rolston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,573 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,549.

#17,202

rank among US surnames

1,646

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,938)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,193	Vancleve	1,647	187,459
#17,202	Entrekin	1,646	187,573

Who is named Rolston

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

86% of people named Rolston identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rolstons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Rolston
American actor, born 1956
Brian Rolston
American ice hockey player, born 1973
Matthew Rolston
American photographer, music video director (born 1955)
Holmes Rolston III
American philosopher, 1932–2025
Ken Rolston
American game designer, born 2000

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rolston

Rolston has the Soundex code R423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R423.

Questions

How common is the surname Rolston?: 1,646 people in the United States had the surname Rolston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,573 Americans. It ranked 17,202nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rolston?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Rolston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rolston?: Mark Rolston, American actor, followed by Brian Rolston.
Where is the surname Rolston most common?: Wikidata records people named Rolston in the United States.
How do you pronounce Rolston?: Rolston is /ˈɹɒlstən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Rolston getting more or less common?: More common. 1,549 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,646 in 2010, up 6.3%.