Find out how popular the last name Rolader is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Rolader.

Rolader, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Rolader surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rolader in America

Rolader is the 95115th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rolader surname appeared 192 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Rolader.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rolader to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Rolader

The surname Rolader is believed to have originated in Germany during the early Middle Ages, likely derived from the Old German word "rolen," meaning "to roll." It may have originally referred to a person who worked as a roller or in a profession related to rolling or shaping materials.

In the 13th century, variations of the name, such as "Rolader" and "Roleder," can be found in historical records from the regions of Bavaria and Swabia in southern Germany. These early mentions suggest that the name was already well-established in those areas by that time.

One of the earliest documented instances of the name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval charters and documents from Saxony, which mentions a certain "Heinricus Rolader" in an entry dated 1271.

Another notable historical figure bearing this surname was Johannes Rolader, a German monk and chronicler who lived in the 15th century and authored the Chronicon Hirsaugiense, a chronicle of the Hirsau Abbey in the Black Forest region of modern-day Baden-Württemberg.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Rolader seemed to spread beyond its original geographic origins, with records showing individuals with this surname residing in various parts of Germany, as well as in neighboring regions like the Netherlands and Switzerland.

One notable example from this period is Johann Rolader, a German jurist and legal scholar who lived from 1558 to 1629 and served as a judge in the city of Nuremberg.

In the 18th century, a prominent bearer of the Rolader name was Johann Christoph Rolader, a German poet and playwright born in 1703 in the town of Reichenbach im Vogtland. His works, while not widely known today, were popular in their time and contributed to the literary culture of the region.

As the centuries progressed, the Rolader surname continued to spread across Europe, with individuals bearing this name appearing in various historical records and documents from different countries and regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rolader

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Rolader.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Rolader was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Rolader has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Rolader was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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