Rockland Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Rockland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rockland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Rockland (282) may also be a first name.

Rockland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rockland is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rockland.

How Common Is The Last Name Rockland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rockland is the 1,098,270th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Rockland live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rockland is also the 527,582nd most widespread forename globally, held by 282 people.

The surname Rockland is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Rockland is most common in: New York, where 24 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Arizona, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Rockland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rockland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rockland surname expanded 772 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rockland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rockland last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rockland earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.84% less than the national average, earning 284,348 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.38% more than the national average, earning $54,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rocland934/
Rookland881/
Reckland880/
Ruckland880/
Rakland8012/
Rukland801/
Rakhland753/
Ruskland750/
Raklant674/
Raqland671/

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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 Rockland
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