Rolleston
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Old Norse personal name Hrólfr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rolleston (countable and uncountable, plural Rollestons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A small village in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7300).
- A village in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7452).
- Short for Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire, England.
- A small town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A town in Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand. [1]
- (countable) A habitational surname.
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Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rolleston is the 143149th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116 individuals. Rolleston is most common among White (100.0%) individuals.
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rolleston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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