Roland Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Roland Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roland family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 61
Labourer 15
General Servant 11
Agricultural Labourer 9
Laundress 6
Domestic Servant 6
Tailor 5
Annuitant 4
Cook 4
Charwoman 4
Milliner 4
Coal Miner 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Domestic 3
Carpenter 3
Fishmonger 3
Teacher Of Languages 3
Builder 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Silk Winder 2
Seaman 2
Soldier 2
Brick Layer 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Tailoress 2

Roland Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowland 86% 73,885
2 Ireland 71% 42,916
3 Roland 100% 3,418
4 Rolland 86% 1,171
5 Earland 57% 1,069
6 Rouland 86% 934
7 Orland 67% 398
8 Irland 67% 254
9 Arland 67% 146

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The surname Roland is the 3rd most popular variant of Rowland.

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