Roles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Roles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roles family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 52
Agricultural Labourer 9
Servant 6
Domestic Servant 5
Labourer 4
Laundress 4
General Servant 3
Assistant Daughter 3
Blacksmith 3
Carpenter 3
Grocer 2
House Keeper 2
Bank Clerk 2
Dress Maker 2
Farm Servant Indoor 2
Wife Of Above 2
Fruiterer 2
Boot Maker 2
Joiner 2
Cook 2
Coachman 2
Groom 2
Tailor 2
Agricultural Lab 2
Pauper 2

Roles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowles 83% 10,434
2 Rolls 80% 9,712
3 Roles 100% 3,598
4 Earles 50% 2,337
5 Earls 20% 1,369
6 Riles 80% 779
7 Rolles 83% 557
8 Rowls 60% 321
9 Rools 60% 265
10 Rules 80% 217
11 Rols 80% 136

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The surname Roles is the 3rd most popular variant of Rowles.

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