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 occurs most in England. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rockall.

How Common Is The Last Name Rockall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,985th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Rockall reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 101,306. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, West Sussex, where 13 percent reside and Berkshire, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England it exists in 13 countries. It is also common 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 share of the population with the surname expanded 357 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rockall Last Name Statistics demography

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