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Early Origins of the Role family

The surname Role was first found in Brittany, where this family was established in early times.

Early History of the Role family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Role research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1554, 1628, 1652, 1690, 1691, 1712, 1719, 1732, 1755, 1765, 1794, 1799, 1802, 1837, 1840, 1848, 1870, 1877, 1879 and 1932 are included under the topic Early Role History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Role Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rouleau, Roulleau, Roule, Roulle, Rol, Rolle, Role, Roulet, Roulot, Roullot, Rouleaux and many more.

Early Notables of the Role family

Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Role Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Role migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Role Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Rowland Role, who landed in Virginia in 1713 1
Role Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James Role, aged 28, who arrived in Maryland in 1812 1

Canada Role migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Role Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0


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