Explore the Family Name Rolen

The meaning of Rolen

1. German (Rölen): unexplained. 2. Swedish (Rolén): unexplained. 3. Probably also an altered form of English Rowling or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

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How common is the last name Rolen in the United States?

In terms of popularity, the surname Rolen had a marginal shift in the 2010 Decennial U.S. Census when compared to the data from the 2000 census. The rank of this surname moved from 14,898 in 2000 to 15,639 in 2010, indicating a descent in popularity by approximately 4.97%. However, the raw count of individuals with the Rolen surname increased slightly from 1,822 to 1,868 during the same time period, showing an increase of about 2.52%. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 individuals decreased by 7.35%, moving from 0.68 to 0.63.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,898	#15,639	-4.97%
Count	1,822	1,868	2.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.63	-7.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rolen

The ethnic identity associated with the Rolen surname also saw some changes between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census. There was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races, with increases of 77.78% and 44.35% respectively. Additionally, there was a rise in those identifying as Hispanic (41.51%) and Black (16.47%). However, the majority of individuals with the Rolen surname identified as White, although there was a minor decrease in this group from 91.22% in 2000 to 89.13% in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a decline of 18.18% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.22%	89.13%	-2.29%
Black	5.1%	5.94%	16.47%
Hispanic	1.59%	2.25%	41.51%
Two or More Races	1.15%	1.66%	44.35%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.66%	0.54%	-18.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.27%	0.48%	77.78%