Rollins Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Some records give Rawlings; others give Rollins. Both point to the same English family name. In origin, the name means “Son of little Raoul”.

Rollins coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Rollins, so the heraldry linked to Rawlings is a starting point, not an automatic right.

A variant of Rawlings

Before spelling was fixed, Rawlings was also written Rollins. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Rawlins and Rawling.

In the 2010 US Census, 35,132 Americans gave Rollins as their last name (rank 992). Want more than a summary? See the Rollins family name pack.