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UK surname

Rolt

In the 1881 census there were 217 people recorded with the Rolt surname, ranking it #12,188 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 467, ranked #10,522, up from #12,188 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Flamstead, London parishes and Wimbledon. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Halton, Northumberland and Luton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Rolt is 557 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 115.2%.

1881 census count

217

Ranked #12,188

Modern count

467

2016, ranked #10,522

Peak year

1998

557 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Rolt had 217 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,188 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 467 in 2016, ranked #10,522.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 391 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Rolt surname distribution map

The map shows where the Rolt surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Rolt surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Rolt over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 130 #14,314
1861 historical 125 #17,678
1881 historical 217 #12,188
1891 historical 292 #11,351
1901 historical 255 #12,965
1911 historical 391 #9,443
1997 modern 533 #8,871
1998 modern 557 #8,837
1999 modern 537 #9,146
2000 modern 533 #9,169
2001 modern 516 #9,234
2002 modern 496 #9,697
2003 modern 490 #9,631
2004 modern 484 #9,729
2005 modern 465 #9,958
2006 modern 476 #9,836
2007 modern 481 #9,844
2008 modern 484 #9,877
2009 modern 491 #9,999
2010 modern 491 #10,192
2011 modern 470 #10,432
2012 modern 462 #10,470
2013 modern 481 #10,315
2014 modern 476 #10,457
2015 modern 475 #10,396
2016 modern 467 #10,522

Geography

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Where Rolts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Flamstead, London parishes, Wimbledon, Dunstable and Luton. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Halton, Northumberland, Luton and St Albans. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Flamstead Hertfordshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Wimbledon Surrey
4 Dunstable Bedfordshire
5 Luton Bedfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Halton 003 Halton
2 Northumberland 023 Northumberland
3 Luton 014 Luton
4 Halton 005 Halton
5 St Albans 005 St Albans

Forenames

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First names often paired with Rolt

These lists show first names that appear often with the Rolt surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Rolt

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Rolt, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Rolt surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Rolt household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Rolt is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Rolt is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Rolt falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Rolt is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Rolt, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Rolt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Rolt surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 54 Rolts recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.55x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 54 2.55x
Surrey 40 3.88x
Hertfordshire 32 21.93x
Huntingdonshire 19 45.21x
Kent 15 2.08x
Nottinghamshire 11 3.86x
Bedfordshire 9 8.21x
Lancashire 9 0.36x
Cambridgeshire 8 5.97x
Derbyshire 4 1.21x
Gloucestershire 4 0.96x
Essex 3 0.72x
Yorkshire 3 0.14x
Hampshire 2 0.46x
Monmouthshire 1 0.65x
Somerset 1 0.29x
Staffordshire 1 0.14x
Sussex 1 0.28x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bermondsey in Surrey leads with 18 Rolts recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.57x.

Place Total Index
Bermondsey 18 28.57x
Wimbledon 15 129.53x
Ramsey 14 416.67x
Redbourn 11 691.82x
Flamstead 10 746.27x
Harpenden 10 450.45x
Southwell 10 480.77x
St George In East 9 62.50x
Charlton Next Woolwich 8 106.24x
Blackburn 7 10.48x
Mile End Old Town 7 20.95x
Camberwell 6 4.44x
Knapwell 6 4285.71x
Luton 6 31.63x
St Pancras London 6 3.52x
Bethnal Green London 5 5.44x
Hackney London 5 4.21x
Harbledown 5 961.54x
St Marylebone London 5 4.42x
Church Gresley 4 75.90x
Islington London 4 1.95x
St Luke London 4 11.78x
Caddington 3 187.50x
Steeple Gidding 3 3333.33x
Hampstead London 2 6.07x
Leeds 2 1.69x
Limehouse London 2 8.61x
Ozleworth 2 2857.14x
Paddington London 2 2.57x
Uley 2 263.16x
Whittlesey St Mary St 2 42.74x
Widnes 2 11.04x
Borley 1 666.67x
Brighton 1 1.39x
Brightside Bierlow 1 2.43x
Bromley London 1 2.15x
Burton Upon Trent 1 5.98x
Bury 1 400.00x
Dagenham 1 40.16x
Hammersmith London 1 1.92x
Holdenhurst 1 8.79x
Hougham 1 23.31x
Huntingdon St John 1 81.97x
Kensington London 1 0.85x
Mansfield 1 10.13x
Newport 1 13.70x
St Albans 1 33.44x
St Michael Winchester 1 113.64x
Streatham 1 6.37x
Walcot 1 5.51x
West Ham 1 1.08x
Woolwich 1 3.75x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Rolt surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 13
Elizabeth 10
Alice 7
Emily 7
Sarah 5
Hannah 4
Jane 4
Susan 4
Annie 3
Emma 3
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Hephzibah 2
Isabella 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Margaret 2
Amelia 1
Anette 1
Ann 1
Augusta 1
Bessey 1
C. 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Dorothy 1
Edith 1
Eleanor 1
Elisabeth 1
Florence 1
Georgina 1
Gertrude 1
Gladys 1
Grace 1
Hilda 1
Keziah 1
Lillar 1
Luzizie 1
Lydia 1
Maria 1
Marianne 1
Marjoy 1
Martha 1
Maryann 1
Matilda 1
Minnie 1
Mrs 1
Nancy 1
Rebecca 1
Rosey 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Rolt surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
George 16
John 12
Frederick 11
Thomas 11
William 8
Henry 7
James 5
Arthur 4
Herbert 4
Abraham 2
Charles 2
Peter 2
Alfred 1
Algernon 1
Austin 1
Bernard 1
Cecil 1
David 1
Edward 1
Ellis 1
Francis 1
Fredk.Jas. 1
Geo. 1
Hubert 1
Lionel 1
Matthew 1
Neville 1
Percy 1
Philip 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Stuart 1
Vivian 1
Walter 1
Wilfrid 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Rolt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Rolt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 217 people were recorded with the Rolt surname. That placed it at #12,188 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Rolt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 467 in 2016. That gives Rolt a modern rank of #10,522.

What does the Rolt map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Rolt bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.