Rolleston

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Hrólfr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɒləstən/

Proper noun

Rolleston (countable and uncountable, plural Rollestons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A small village in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7300).
   2. A village in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7452).
   3. Short for Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire, England.
   4. A small town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
   5. A town in Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand.
2. (countable) A habitational surname.

Derived terms

• Rolleston on Dove

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rolleston is the 143149^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116 individuals. Rolleston is most common among White (100.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rolleston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• stornello