Rockefeller Surname
Approximately 2,080 people bear this surname
Rockefeller Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Dweller in, or near, the rye field.
Rockefeller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,862 | 1:194,661 | 19,217 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 403 | 1:124,612 | 12,063 |
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.
Rockefeller Demographics
Average Rockefeller Salary in
United States
$49,770 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockeffeller | 96 | 1 | / |
| Rockfeller | 95 | 86 | / |
| Rockefeler | 95 | 3 | / |
| Rokefeller | 95 | 1 | / |
| Rockefller | 95 | 0 | / |
| Rockafeller | 91 | 16 | / |
| Rockyfeller | 91 | 3 | / |
| Rockffeller | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rockefellar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ruckefeller | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rokfeller | 90 | 10 | / |
| Rokefeler | 90 | 4 | / |
| Rocfeller | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rockfeler | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rockefler | 90 | 0 | / |
| Rockufeler | 86 | 5 | / |
| Rockfellar | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rockafeler | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rochfeller | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rockfeeler | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rockfellor | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rockifellr | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rockeffler | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rokfeler | 84 | 1 | / |
| Rockafellor | 82 | 25 | / |
| Rockafellar | 82 | 25 | / |
| Rockfllor | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rockafielor | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rocaflor | 63 | 4 | / |
| Rocco Fleury | 61 | 1 | / |
| Roque Hefler | 61 | 1 | / |
| Roque Flor | 57 | 2 | / |
| Roca Valero | 55 | 7 | / |
| Roca-Valero | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rego Fleury | 55 | 1 | / |
| Roque Valerio | 50 | 2 | / |
| Roque Floriao | 50 | 1 | / |
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