Rockall Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Rockall Surname Definition:

From Rochelle in the Cotentin, Normandy. In 1130 Humfrid de Rochella had lands in Dorset, in 1165 William de Rochelle in Essex (Rot. Pip.; Lib. Niger). The former witnessed the charter of William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex, founding Walden Abbey (Mon.

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Rockall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5501:101,30610,665
Canada961:383,80834,152
Australia731:369,80430,692
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752

Rockall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Rochelle in the Cotentin, Normandy. In 1130 Humfrid de Rochella had lands in Dorset, in 1165 William de Rochelle in Essex (Rot. Pip.; Lib. Niger). The former witnessed the charter of William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex, founding Walden Abbey (Mon. i. 460). The family of De la Rochelle in Normandy 1396 bore 2 bends argent with 7 escallops. (Douet-Darcq, Armorial de la France, p. 28.) The family long continued of importance in England, where the name was written Rokele.

The Norman People (1874)

Rockall Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rockall Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rockall is found most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rockall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 452,985th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Rockall live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 101,306. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, West Sussex, where 13 percent reside and Berkshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Rockall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rockall has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rockall last name grew 357 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rockall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rockall last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rockall earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $54,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rockhall930/
Rockal9210/
Rokall925/
Roscall869/
Rookall860/
Roskall860/
Rocal83136/
Rokal8346/
Ruchkall8070/
Rockhald801/
Rocheall801/
Rocaille801/
Rockhalt800/
Rockholl800/
Rackal77205/
Roscal77176/
Rokale7767/
Rockol7723/
Rokkal7721/
Rozkal7711/
Reckal779/
Roucal777/
Racall775/
Rokhal773/
Recall773/
Rocalt772/
Roycal771/
Rodkal771/
Rocale771/
Roikal771/
Rokail771/
Rokahl771/
Roukal771/
Rgokal771/
Rouckault7511/
Rohkale71636/
Rocolle71102/
Rokhale7162/
Rocault7161/
Roscail7138/
Ruczkal7129/
Rokhail714/
Roukale714/
Rascall713/
Rocheal713/
Rocqual712/
Rackhal712/
Rocasel712/
Rockohl711/
Reckoll711/
Rhokale711/
Rockold711/
Rockolt711/
Routkal711/
Reecall711/
Ruscall711/
Rotkale711/
Ruskall710/
Rucal673,352/
Racal671,973/
Rakal67648/
Roucolle67331/
Rekal6771/
Recal6762/
Rocol6746/
Rokalova6727/
Rukal6723/
Rockcole6713/
Roccagli6712/
Rocassel6711/
Rothkahl675/
Rokol674/
Rockholp674/
Rushcall674/
Rakhaall671/
Rothkeal671/
Raucalle671/
Rokahale671/
Rockhole671/
Rodcalph671/
Racheall670/
Rackhalt670/
Rockcold670/
Rockoldt670/

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