The Rolle surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,819 people carried this name — #6,960 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,300 people counted. That is up 22% from 3,952 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Rolle surname
15th century, from Old French rolle, probably through Middle Dutch rolle (as also the verb rollen). Further from Latin rotula, rotulus. The sense “role” from the modern French descendant rôle.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rolle» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 634 people named Rolle.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 356 people named Rolle 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 Córdoba.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
350 people named Rolle live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 85 people named Rolle live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
67 people named Rolle have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 89 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Rolle in American newspapers,
1878–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 111,482 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rolle,
with a public archive behind them.
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Richard Rolle 1300–1349 · writer -
Sir Henry Rolle d. 1617
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John Rolle d. 1689
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Samuelle Rolle d. 1717
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Alice Chudleigh d. 1663
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Andrew Rolle d. 1628
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rolle.
- 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
- Roller 7,894 · U.S. census
- Rolleri 272 · U.S. census
- Rolles 141 · U.S. census
- Rollet 194 · U.S. census
- Rolley 843 · U.S. census
- Rolli 425 · U.S. census
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