Rolls Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rolls Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rolls family

Profession Census Frequency
School 165
Private Means 19
Farm Labourer 15
General Labourer 15
None 15
General Servant (domestic) 12
Labourer 11
Laundress 11
Domestic Servant 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Dressmaker 8
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Independent 7
Cook 6
Cook (domestic) 6
Warehouseman 6
Scholar 6
Farm Carter 6
Gardener (domestic) 5
At School 5
Dress Maker 5
No Occupation 5
Gardener Domestic 5
Nil 4
Boot Repairer 4

Rolls Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowles 67% 10,434
2 Rolls 100% 9,712
3 Roles 80% 3,598
4 Ralls 80% 1,444
5 Rolles 83% 557
6 Rowls 80% 321
7 Rools 80% 265
8 Rols 80% 136

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The surname Rolls is the 2nd most popular variant of Rowles.

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