Given name & surname
Rolland
“from the renowned land”
Rolland is a variant of Roland. One German interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rolland is a variant of Roland. One German interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rolland is a variant of Roland. An origin associated with Roland is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rolland is a variant of Roland. The history of Roland gives this family its wider story. The Chanson de Roland tells of Charlemagne’s follower Roland and his death at Roncesvalles. His devoted friendship with Oliver forms part of that literary tradition; in Italian versions, Roland becomes Orlando.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rolland through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,873
- 9,868 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 264 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,796 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,796 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 264 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,574 as a first name in 2020; 2,765 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rolland’s family of names
Rolland has a related form in Roland. In French usage, Rolland has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Roland.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rolland
- Rolland CourbisFrench football player and manager1953–2026
- Rolland BeaumontSouth African cricketer (1884-1958)
- Rolland TörökRomanian basketball player (born 1990)
- Rolland ToddAmerican basketball player and coachborn 1934
- Rolland H. SpauldingAmerican politician (1873–1942)
- Rolland EzuruikeNigerian powerlifterborn 1976
- Rolland DionCanadian politician (1938-2011)
- Rolland GoldenAmerican artist (1931-2019)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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