Rolleston
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From the Old Norse personal name Hrólfr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒləstən/
=== Proper noun ===
Rolleston (countable and uncountable, plural Rollestons)
(uncountable) A placename:
A small village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7300).
A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7452).
Ellipsis of Rolleston on Dove: a village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2327).
A small town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
A town in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
(countable) A habitational surname.
==== Derived terms ====
Rolleston on Dove
==== Statistics ====
According to the 2010 United States Census, Rolleston is the 143149th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116 individuals. Rolleston is most common among White (100.0%) individuals.
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rolleston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
=== Anagrams ===
stornello