# Rockwell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rockwell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,360 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,902 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,979 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (12,099 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rockwell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rockwell in the United States.

## People named Rockwell

- Sam Rockwell, American actor (born 1968)
- Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)
- George Lincoln Rockwell, American founder of the American Nazi Party (1918–1967)
- Lew Rockwell, American libertarian author, editor, and political consultant
- Alexandre Rockwell, American film director (1956-)
- John Rockwell, American critic and arts administrator (born 1940)
- Robert Rockwell, American actor (1920–2003)
- Julius Rockwell, American politician (1805-1888)
- Mary Rockwell Hook, American architect

## Similar surnames

Rochelle, Rozell, Roselli, Rosell, Rozelle, Rossell, Rickel, Rockhill, Roswell, Russell, Rackley, Russel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.