indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name, from occupation)
Usage Upper German, German, English
Meaning & History
German: from Middle High German rolle, rulle ‘roll’, ‘list’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a scribe.
German: from a short form of the personal names Rudolf or Roland.
German: habitational name for someone from either of two places named Rolle, in Westphalia and Pomerania.
English: variant of Rollo or Rolf.
German: from a short form of the personal names Rudolf or Roland.
German: habitational name for someone from either of two places named Rolle, in Westphalia and Pomerania.
English: variant of Rollo or Rolf.