Rolands Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Rolands is one more way Rolland has been written over the centuries. Its meaning, shared with Rolland, is “Famous land”. Before spelling was fixed, Rolland was also written Rolands. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Rollan and Rollant.

Arms linked to Rolland and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Rolands family name pack.