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Early Origins of the Rolen family

The surname Rolen was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

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Early History of the Rolen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rolen research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1184, 1196, 1296, 1555 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Rolen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rolen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rolland, Roland, Rowland, Rowlands, Rowlandson, Rolan and many more.

Early Notables of the Rolen family

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Rolen Ranking

In the United States, the name Rolen is the 10,432nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ireland Migration of the Rolen family to Ireland

Some of the Rolen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 66 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Rolen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rolen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • J. Rolen, aged 27, who arrived in America from Liverpool, England, in 1896
Rolen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Roy Rolen, aged 19, who arrived in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1918
  • Erling Rolen, aged 19, who arrived in America, in 1920

Contemporary Notables of the name Rolen (post 1700) +

  • Scott Bruce Rolen (1975-1996), American former Major League Baseball third baseman who played from 1996 to 2012, eight-time Gold Glove winner and seven-time All-Star


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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