Rockford Surname

434,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Rockford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rockford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7281:497,88341,901
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guam11:160,1214,893
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:169,65815,313

Rockford (570) may also be a first name.

Rockford Last Name Facts

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

Rockford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rockford.

How Common Is The Last Name Rockford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 434,913th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Rockford live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 351,242nd most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 570 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 728 people, or 1 in 497,883. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Rockford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rockford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rockford surname grew 246 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rockford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rockford last name are 16.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Rockford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.06% more than the national average, earning $51,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rokford933/
Rocford930/
Reckford8868/
Rockfort8817/
Rockfard880/
Rackford880/
Ruckford880/
Rockforte8240/
Rocfort80174/
Reckfort75141/
Rokhfard752/
Rückfort751/
Radcford751/
Rockfert750/
Rückforth7138/
Reckforth710/
Ragford671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rockford
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