Rockefeller Surname

200,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rockefeller Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller in, or near, the rye field.

Rockefeller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8621:194,66119,217
Canada861:428,43737,472
Australia311:870,82953,581
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China51:273,464,31313,838
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:124,61212,063

Rockefeller (203) may also be a first name.

Rockefeller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller in, or near, the rye field.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rockefeller Last Name Facts

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

Rockefeller is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rockefeller click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rockefeller? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 200,601st most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,503,628 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Rockefeller reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rockefeller is also the 635,584th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 203 people.

Rockefeller is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,862 people, or 1 in 194,661. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 27 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Rockefeller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rockefeller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rockefeller last name grew 462 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rockefeller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rockefeller last name are 12.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rockefeller earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning $43,612 CAD per year.

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