Rolling Family History

Rolling Surname Meaning

English: variant of Rowland with -ling substituted for -land. English: habitational name from Rowling Court in Goodnestone (Kent) or Rowling Street in Bilsington (Kent). The origins of these placenames are uncertain but they may both derive from an unattested Old English word related to an ancient Germanic base rull- ‘something round’ + the Old English placename forming suffix -ing.

English: from the rare Middle English personal name Ro(u)lin, a diminutive of either Roll (Rolf) or Rol(l)and. See Rolfe and Rowland. English: variant of Rawling.

German (almost exclusively Rölling): patronymic from the personal name Role, a shortened form of Rudolf. German (almost exclusively Rölling): habitational name from any of several places called Rolling in former Silesia.

German (Rölling): nickname for a lecher from Rölling ‘tom cat’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bolling, Holling, Roling, Rowling, Robling, Colling, Rollins, Golding, Helling, Welling

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Where is the Rolling family from?

You can see how Rolling families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rolling family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Rolling families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 65 Rolling families living in Cornwall. This was about 23% of all the recorded Rolling's in United Kingdom. Cornwall had the highest population of Rolling families in 1891.

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What did your Rolling ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, bricklayer (retired) and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Rolling. 34% of Rolling men worked as a bricklayer (retired) and 78% of Rolling women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Rolling were Fisherman and Home duties.

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bricklayer (retired)

34%

Incapacitated

34%

Fisherman

34%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Shop assistant

Incapacitated

Home duties

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There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Rolling. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2K military records available for the last name Rolling. For the veterans among your Rolling ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Rolling lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Rolling life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Rolling in 1952 was 22, and 75 in 2004.

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Rolling Surname Meaning

English: from the rare Middle English personal name Ro(u)lin, a diminutive of either Roll (Rolf) or Rol(l)and. See Rolfe and Rowland. English: variant of Rawling.

German (Rölling): nickname for a lecher from Rölling ‘tom cat’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Rolling family from?

What did your Rolling ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

bricklayer (retired)

34%

Incapacitated

34%

Fisherman

34%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Shop assistant

Incapacitated

Home duties

What Rolling family records will you find?

What is the average Rolling lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Rolling life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Rolling in 1952 was 22, and 75 in 2004.

Rolling Family History

Rolling Surname Meaning

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Rolling Surname Meaning

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