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

Rolin, 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 Rolin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rolin in America

Rolin is the 27204th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rolin surname appeared 889 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 Rolin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rolin 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 Rolin

The surname ROLIN is of French origin, deriving from the Medieval French personal name Rolin, a diminutive of the Germanic name Rodolphe. The name Rodolphe is composed of the elements "hrod" meaning "fame" and "wulf" meaning "wolf". ROLIN likely emerged as a surname in the regions of northern France during the late 12th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname ROLIN appears in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Molesme, a medieval cartulary from the Molesme Abbey in Burgundy, dated around 1180. This document mentions a certain "Robertus filius Rolini" or "Robert, son of Rolin".

In the 14th century, the ROLIN surname gained prominence with Nicolas Rolin (1376-1462), a wealthy merchant and chancellor of the Duchy of Burgundy under Philip the Good. Rolin played a significant role in the construction of the famous Hospices de Beaune in Burgundy.

Another notable figure with the ROLIN surname was Antoine Rolin (c. 1506-1573), a French jurist and diplomat who served as the ambassador of France to the Court of St. James's in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

In the 16th century, the ROLIN surname appeared in the records of the Inquisition in Spain, where a certain Rodrigo Rolin was tried and convicted as a Marrano, a Jewish person who converted to Christianity but secretly practiced Judaism.

The surname ROLIN is also associated with the town of Roulin in the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France, which may have contributed to the spread of the name in that area.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the ROLIN surname was Jean-Baptiste Rolin (1610-1696), a French Benedictine monk and historian who wrote extensively on the history of the Benedictine order.

Over time, the surname ROLIN has seen variations in spelling, including Rollin, Raulin, and Rolland, reflecting regional linguistic differences and evolving orthographic conventions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rolin

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

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 Rolin 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 Rolin 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 Rolin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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