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Where did the French Rollon family come from? What is the French Rollon family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rollon family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rollon family history?

The name Rollon is from that ancient region of France known as Brittany. This particular name is derived from the old Germanic personal name Hrodlant, which is composed of the Old German elements hrod, meaning fame or victory, and lant, meaning land or territory.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rolland, Roland, Rollan, Rolan, Rolend, Rollend, Rollen, Rauland, Raulend, Rolain, Rollain, Raullen, Raullan, Raulan, Rolands, Rollands, Roling and many more.

First found in Brittany, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rollon research. Another 619 words(44 lines of text) covering the years 1268, 1510, 1786, 1867, 1642 and 1678 are included under the topic Early Rollon History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 51 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rollon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rollon Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • F Rollon, aged 52, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831

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The Rollon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rollon Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 12 November 2012 at 16:17.

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