Rockley Surname
Approximately 916 people bear this surname
Rockley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the rockley,' i.e. the meadow by the rocks, from residence beside such a spot. Several places seem to have been so termed.
Roisa de la Rolele, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameRockley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 532 | 1:104,733 | 10,973 |
| United States | 177 | 1:2,047,791 | 130,814 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 342 | 1:71,273 | 7,942 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
Rockley (42) may also be a first name.
Rockley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the rockley,' i.e. the meadow by the rocks, from residence beside such a spot. Several places seem to have been so termed.
Roisa de la Rolele, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Robert de la Rikele, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Richard de li Rokele, Essex.
William de la Rokele, Norfolk, ibid.
Johannes Roklay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire. ibid.
1700. Married — Charles Rockley and Alice Clerke: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) belonging to Rockley; or Dweller at the Rocky Lea [Middle English rok(e, Old English -rocc (of Romanic orig.), a rock + Middle English le(y, Old English leáh., a meadow] The form of this name in the Hundred- Rolls, a.d. 1274, was usually Rokele.
Robert de Rokela, Normandy 1198; Philip de la Rochella, and Robert de la R., 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
A location name in Hertfordshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire.
Rockley Demographics
Rockley Religious Adherence
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Rockley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rockley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rockley is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Rockley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rockley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 387,397th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,955,836 people. The last name Rockley is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Rockley live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. Rockley is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 42 people.
The last name Rockley is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 532 people, or 1 in 104,733. In England Rockley is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 40 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 6 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Rockley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rockley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rockley last name increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rockley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Rockley surname is principally Anglican (78%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Rockley last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Rockley earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $44,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 77.95% more than the national average, earning $88,412 CAD per year.
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