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

Roulhac, 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 Roulhac surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Roulhac in America

Roulhac is the 29822nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Roulhac surname appeared 788 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 Roulhac.

We can also compare 2010 data for Roulhac 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 Roulhac

The surname ROULHAC is of French origin, believed to have originated in the southern region of France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "rouelle" and "hac," which together could mean "a small wheel" or "a hook." This suggests the name may have been an occupational surname referring to a maker or seller of small wheels or hooks.

The earliest known records of the ROULHAC name date back to the 13th century in the Languedoc region of southern France. It appears in several medieval manuscripts and official records from that time, though the spelling variations include Roulhac, Rouillac, and Rouelhac.

One of the earliest notable individuals with this surname was Jean Roulhac, a merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Nîmes in the late 1300s. Records indicate he was involved in the local trade of agricultural goods and owned several vineyards in the surrounding areas.

In the 16th century, the ROULHAC name can be found in the records of the Protestant Huguenot community in France. Several members of the family were forced to flee religious persecution, with some settling in neighboring countries like Switzerland and Germany.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the ROULHAC surname appeared in various parts of France, including the regions of Poitou, Saintonge, and Gascony. Notable individuals from this period include Jacques Roulhac (1628-1701), a renowned lawyer and legal scholar from Bordeaux, and Marie Roulhac (1673-1745), a poet and writer from La Rochelle.

As the French Empire expanded in the 19th century, the ROULHAC name spread to other parts of the world, particularly in areas with French colonial influence. One such individual was Pierre Roulhac (1806-1872), a French explorer and naturalist who traveled extensively in South America and the Caribbean.

Overall, while not a particularly common surname, ROULHAC has a long and varied history spanning several centuries and regions of France, with connections to various occupations, religious groups, and notable individuals in fields such as law, literature, and exploration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Roulhac

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

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

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