Rockwood Surname
Approximately 4,550 people bear this surname
Rockwood Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller in, or near, a rocky wood or grove.
Read More About This SurnameRockwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,718 | 1:97,488 | 10,873 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Canada | 276 | 1:133,499 | 13,853 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,337 | 1:37,561 | 4,455 |
Rockwood (71) may also be a first name.
Rockwood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller in, or near, a rocky wood or grove.
User-submitted Reference
Richard Rockett of Dorset, England was settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony's Dorchester Plantation by 1635. He and his descendants used "Rockett" and "Rockwood" interchangeably until the early 1700s, at which point the latter variation became preferred.
- mayorcurleyRockwood Demographics
Average Male Rockwood Height
176.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rockwood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rockwood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rockwood occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rockwood? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 103,362nd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,601,658 people. Rockwood occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Rockwood are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 71 people.
Rockwood is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,718 people, or 1 in 97,488. In The United States Rockwood is most common in: California, where 13 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Rockwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rockwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rockwood surname rose 278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rockwood Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rockwood surname are 8.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.06% registered with the party.
The amount Rockwood earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% less than the national average, earning $46,718 CAD per year.
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