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

Roling, 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 Roling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Roling in America

Roling is the 19551st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Roling surname appeared 1,381 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 Roling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Roling 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 Roling

The surname ROLING is of German origin, derived from the Old German word "rolin," which means "to roll." It is believed to have originated in the 14th century and was likely a descriptive surname given to someone who worked as a roller or someone involved in the rolling of materials, such as a miller or a baker.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in various records and manuscripts, including the Liber Vitae, a medieval manuscript containing the names of members of religious communities and their benefactors. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name was Johannes Roling, a German merchant who lived in the city of Cologne in the late 15th century.

The name ROLING has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the most prominent figures was Hans Roling (1492-1559), a German Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his religious works and portraits. Another notable bearer of the name was Johann Roling (1602-1673), a German mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of logarithms.

In the 18th century, the name ROLING was also found in various parts of Europe, including the Netherlands and Belgium. One notable individual from this period was Pieter Roling (1739-1801), a Dutch architect and urban planner who designed several important buildings in Amsterdam.

Another important figure associated with the name ROLING was Carl Roling (1849-1923), a German businessman and philanthropist who founded the Roling Foundation, which supported education and social welfare initiatives in his home city of Hamburg.

The name ROLING has also been linked to several place names throughout Germany and the Netherlands, such as the village of Rolingen in Lower Saxony and the town of Rolinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia. These place names likely derived from the surname itself or from similar Old German words related to rolling or rolling activities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Roling

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

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

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