Rockett Surname

83,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,797 people bear this surname

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

Rockett Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to (La) Roquette (Normandy) = the Little Rock [Old French roque, a rock + the French diminutive suff. -et-te]

Rockett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8551:94,02310,552
England1,2471:44,6825,646
Ireland2061:22,8592,259
Canada1581:233,20022,307
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Wales321:96,7047,743
Cayman Islands231:2,778359
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1461:30,3423,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5091:47,8895,906
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:171,98215,490

Rockett (26) may also be a first name.

Rockett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to (La) Roquette (Normandy) = the Little Rock [Old French roque, a rock + the French diminutive suff. -et-te]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from La Roquette (the little rock), in Normandy.

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

From Rogate; a location name in Sussex. Or from the French, Rochette, Roquet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rockett Last Name Facts

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

Rockett occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rockett? popularity and diffusion

Rockett is the 83,501st most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,257,124 people. The last name Rockett is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Rockett live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rockett is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name globally, borne by 26 people.

Rockett is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,855 people, or 1 in 94,023. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States Rockett occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Ireland, where 4 percent reside.

Rockett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rockett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rockett last name expanded 1,320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 141 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rockett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rockett are 3.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Rockett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.03% less than the national average, earning R 85,476 per year; in United States they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $43,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $48,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rockette93253/
Rockiett932/
Rockettt931/
Rocket921,674/
Rocett922/
Rokett922/
Rockhette881/
Rackett86513/
Rokette8696/
Ruckett8665/
Rockitt8625/
Rochett8618/
Rocketh8611/
Reckett868/
Rokkett864/
Roskett861/
Rocketp861/
Roket83259/
Rocet835/
Rackette8031/
Rouchett806/
Rockhest801/
Racketts801/
Rockeith801/
Rucketts800/
Rrackett800/
Rochet775,989/
Rekett7730/
Rucket7726/
Racket7724/
Rakett7717/
Rockit7715/
Rokitt7713/
Rokets7711/
Rodket777/
Roucet774/
Rotket773/
Rokket773/
Rokete772/
Racett772/
Recket771/
Rouket771/
Rooket771/
Roketh771/
Roccet771/
Rocked771/
Rukett770/
Roeket770/
Rocquette751/
Rouchet71639/
Rocquet71469/
Roquett71115/
Reckitt71113/
Raskett7169/
Rakette7160/
Rokitte7138/
Rochitt7131/
Rackets7123/
Rackete719/
Roqette712/
Rachett712/
Rodkeat711/
Rackitt711/
Raucett711/
Ruchett710/
Rotckit710/
Roquette672,246/
Reket67610/
Racet67281/
Raket67252/
Rockhead67251/
Rokit6775/
Ruket6772/
Roked6731/
Rauchett6715/
Rucet6713/
Raudkett674/
Rothkitt672/
Rouqette672/
Rockhoit671/
Rückheit671/
Roketova671/
Roced671/
Rouquett671/
Rockaite671/
Roqet671/
Rosquett670/
Rackeyth670/
Rukketts670/

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