Rollin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The Rollin surname is derived from the Irish Gaelic "Ó Rothlain," a patronymic, meaning "descendant of Rothlan." 1

Early Origins of the Rollin family

The surname Rollin was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, in Connacht. The chief of the Ó Rothlain sept or Clan held a family seat in the parish of Easkey, on the east side of the river Easkey in County Sligo.

Early History of the Rollin family

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Rollin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rowland, Rowlan, Rowlands, Rollan, Rollin, Rolan and many more.

Early Notables of the Rollin family

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Rollin Ranking

In the United States, the name Rollin is the 13,661^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Rollin is ranked the 853^rd most popular surname with an estimated 5,990 people with that name. 3

Rollin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rollin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

D Rollin, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Rollin (post 1700) +

Bernard Elliot Rollin (1943-2021), American philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy, animal sciences, and biomedical sciences at Colorado State University
Betty Rollin (b. 1936), American NBC News correspondent and author
Louis Marie Joseph Etienne Rollin (1879-1952), French politician, Minister of Merchant Marine (1929-1930), Minister of Commerce and Industry (1931-1932), Minister of Commerce, Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones in 1932
Kenneth "Ken" Rollin (b. 1937), English former professional rugby league footballer from Sharlston Common, Wakefield, England who played in the 1950s and 1960s
Henri Rollin (1885-1955), French essayist
Anita Rollin, Sri Lankan gold medalist snowboarder at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games
Alexandre Auguste Ledru- Rollin (1807-1874), French politician who was forced into exile after the failure of the French Revolution of 1848
Dominique Rollin (b. 1982), Canadian professional cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam FDJ-BigMat
Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil (1938-2010), French film director, actor, and novelist
Charles Rollin (1661-1741), French historian and educator

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)