Roller History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Roller family
The surname Roller was first found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.
Early History of the Roller family
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Roller Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Rollesly, Rollesley, Rollersly, Rollerslie, Rollasley, Rollasly, Rolersley, Rolesley, Roleslie, Rolaslie, Rolislee, Rollisley, Rolasley, Rowlesley, Rowlesly, Rowlisley and many more.
Early Notables of the Roller family
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Roller Ranking
In the United States, the name Roller is the 4,168th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1
Roller migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Roller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Johannes Roller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
- Johann Peter Roller, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1752 2
- Johan Michael Roller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
- Hans Georg Roller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
- Mich Roller, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
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Roller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- John Roller, who arrived in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1850 2
- Matthew Roller, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1855 2
- Paul Roller, who landed in Arkansas in 1889 2
Contemporary Notables of the name Roller (post 1700) +
- Shane Derrick Roller (b. 1979), retired American mixed martial artist
- Pascal Roller (b. 1976), retired German silver and bronze medalist professional basketball player
Historic Events for the Roller family +
- Edina Roller (1983-1988), Hungarian Passenger from Hungary, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 3
- Janos Gabor Roller (1959-1988), Hungarian Passenger from Hungary, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 3
- Zsuzsana Roller (1961-1988), Hungarian Passenger from Hungary, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 3
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Pan Am Flight 103's victims: A list of those killed 25 years ago | syracuse.com. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/pan_am_flight_103s_victims_a_list_of_those_killed_25_years_ago.html