Given name & surname · also Old Norse

Rolleston

“enclosure; settlement, town”

Rolleston is a surname from Old Norse, ultimately from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rolleston goes back to Old English tūn, meaning “enclosure; settlement, town.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Rolleston comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Rowton

“rough”

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Old English

Repton

Repton is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Roughton

“rye”

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Old English

Roehampton

“rook”

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Old English

Railton

“female roe deer”

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Old English

Ormiston

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Owston

“east”

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Old English

Eggleston

“edge” · “wolf”

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