Rolands

Rolands Meaning & Origin

About Rolands
The surname Rolands is of Germanic origin and is derived from the personal name Roland, which itself comes from the elements "hrod" meaning "renown" and "land" meaning "land" or "territory." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Rolands can be interpreted as "renowned land" or "famous territory." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Roland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Rolands is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Rolands: 104
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 156,044
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rolands based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Rolands is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RLNTS
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R040532
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R OW1 L AH0 N D Z
🌐 IPA
/rolands*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RLNTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R453

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rolands in Braille

Here's how to represent Rolands in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Rolands in braille

How to sign the name Rolands using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Rolands using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Rolands in sign language

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