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Roll Name Meaning

German: from Middle High German rolle, rulle ‘roll’, ‘list’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a scribe. German: from a short form of the personal names Rudolf or Roland. German: habitational name for someone from either of two places named Rolle, in Westphalia and Pomerania. English: variant of Rollo or Rolf.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Boll, Doll, Kroll, Noll, Rolf, Poll, Toll, Holl, Soll, Rock

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Roll Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Roll name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Roll. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    50%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    17%

  • Germanic Europe

    13%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    4%

  • Norway

    3%

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Roll Family Origin

Where is the Roll family from?

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You can see how Roll families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Roll family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Roll families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 19 Roll families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 35% of all the recorded Roll's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Roll families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Roll surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Roll Family Occupations

What did your Roll ancestors do for a living?

In 1880, the most common Roll occupation in the USA was Farmer. 36% of Roll's were Farmers. Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Roll. A less common occupation for the Roll family was Carpenter.

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  • Farmer

    36%

  • Laborer

    8%

  • Keeping House

    5%

  • Carpenter

    3%

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Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Roll ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Roll Historical Records

What Roll family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 37,000 census records available for the last name Roll. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Roll census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Roll. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 51,000 military records available for the last name Roll. For the veterans among your Roll ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Roll Life Expectancy

What is the average Roll lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Roll life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Roll in 1944 was 27, and 75 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Roll ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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