The Roldan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,498 people carried this name — #2,671 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,800 people counted. That is up 33% from 10,168 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 82,751 people named Roldan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Roldan.
67 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Aisne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
104 people named Roldan live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
31 people named Roldan is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Roldan in American newspapers,
1859–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,269 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Roldan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Cristian Roldan 1995– · association football player -
Alex Roldan 1996– · association football player -
Mara Roldan 2004– · sport cyclist -
Gustavo Roldan 1935–2012 · writer
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Paul Roldan 1944– · urban planner
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Dennis Roldan 1956– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 22 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Roldan.
- Rojas 108,421 · U.S. census
- Rojo 10,275 · U.S. census
- Rol 161 · U.S. census
- Rolain 121 · U.S. census
- Roland 19,311 · U.S. census
- Rolando 913 · U.S. census
- Role 176 · U.S. census
- Rolin 889 · U.S. census
- Roll 5,011 · U.S. census
- Rolla 579 · U.S. census
- Rollan 216 · U.S. census
- Rolland 3,188 · U.S. census
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