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    The surname Rochford

    An English surname, carried by 1,771 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R216

    Rochford: #16,284 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rochford #16,284, 1,771 people Rochford: #16,284 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rochford #16,284, 1,771 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rochford is more common than 90% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English Rochford, from two sources in Old English, both of which eventually converged into the modern form: # 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from Old English hrōc (“rook”), genitive plural hrōca + ford, or else from Old English personal name Hrōc, genitive singular Hrōces + ford (respectively). # 'Ford of the hunting dogs', from Old English ræċċ (“hunting dog”), genitive singular ræċċes (the vowel later assimilated to that of Old French roche (“rock, cliff”)) + ford.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,771 people named Rochford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,334 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,726.

    #16,284
    rank among US surnames
    1,771
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #15,558)

    Who is named Rochford

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    90% of people named Rochford identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rochford

    Rochford has the Soundex code R216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R216.

    Other English surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Rochford come from?
    From Middle English Rochford, from two sources in Old English, both of which eventually converged into the modern form: # 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from Old English hrōc (“rook”), genitive plural hrōca + ford, or else from Old English personal name Hrōc, genitive singular Hrōces + ford…
    How common is the surname Rochford?
    1,771 people in the United States had the surname Rochford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,334 Americans. It ranked 16,284th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rochford?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Rochford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Rochford getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,726 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,771 in 2010, up 2.6%.