Rockney Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Rockney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rockney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Rockney (224) may also be a first name.

Rockney Last Name Facts

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

Rockney is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rockney? popularity and diffusion

Rockney is the 948,111th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Rockney are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 601,629th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 224 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 1,432,644. In The United States Rockney is mostly concentrated in: California, where 21 percent reside, Washington, where 13 percent reside and Minnesota, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Rockney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rockney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rockney surname rose 1,581 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rockney Last Name Statistics demography

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

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

The amount Rockney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning $40,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% less than the national average, earning $48,082 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rockne92321/
Rocney921/
Rockny921/
Ruckney861/
Rokne83378/
Rokny8316/
Rocne834/
Roukny77178/
Rookny774/
Rockni773/
Rocner772/
Roknoy771/
Rokkne770/
Ruckne770/
Rocniy770/
Röckner7180/
Rokhnay711/
Racknie711/
Rocgner711/
Recknee711/
Rokni677,396/
Roknejad6753/
Rokna6739/
Rukne6736/
Rocknich6724/
Rokniyah6723/
Rocna6716/
Rakne677/
Rekne674/
Roknnaye672/
Racne672/
Roqne671/
Rukny671/
Rocknith670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rockney
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