View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Rockaway Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rockaway is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rockaway? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Rockaway is the 1,604,449^th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Rockaway live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Rockaway is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Rockaway is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 17 percent live and New York, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Rockaway Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Rockaway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,538 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rockaway Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Rockaway last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Rockaway earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.72% more than the national average, earning $50,363 USD per year.