How common is the surname Rocker?

1,953 people in the United States had the surname Rocker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,088 Americans. It ranked 15,104th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Rocker most common?

Wikidata records people named Rocker in the United States.

Is the surname Rocker getting more or less common?

More common. 1,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,953 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Rocker

A surname, carried by 1,953 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rocker is more common than 90.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,953 people named Rocker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,088 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,806.

#15,104

rank among US surnames

1,953

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,016)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,099	Schaible	1,954	158,007
#15,104	Quispe	1,953	158,088

Who is named Rocker

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

60% of people named Rocker identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 32%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rockers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lee Rocker
American musician, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rocker

Rocker has the Soundex code R260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R260.

Questions

How common is the surname Rocker?: 1,953 people in the United States had the surname Rocker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,088 Americans. It ranked 15,104th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rocker?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Rocker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rocker?: Lee Rocker, American musician.
Where is the surname Rocker most common?: Wikidata records people named Rocker in the United States.
Is the surname Rocker getting more or less common?: More common. 1,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,953 in 2010, up 8.1%.