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The Roll surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,066 people carried this name — #6,216 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,200 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 273 people named Roll.

30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 30
Haut-Rhin 107
Bas-Rhin 32
Moselle 27
Paris 23
Aisne 9
Doubs 8
Vaucluse 7
Territoire de Belfort 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

119 people named Roll have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 150 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 58
Greater Poland 22
Łódź 15
Lower Silesian 6
Opole 6
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 5
Silesian 5
Masovian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

106 people named Roll live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 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

Zurich 36
Bern 14
Lucerne 13
Schwyz 11
St. Gallen 9
Geneva 6
Aargau 5
Vaud 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

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