Rocter Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Rocter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rokster,' a woman who worked the distaff. The terminative is the feminine-sler, as in spinster, a synonymous term.
'Sir, for Jack nor for Gille Wille I turne my face, Tille I have on this hille Spun a space upon my rok.
Read More About This SurnameRocter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Rocter (3) may also be a first name.
Rocter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rokster,' a woman who worked the distaff. The terminative is the feminine-sler, as in spinster, a synonymous term.
'Sir, for Jack nor for Gille Wille I turne my face, Tille I have on this hille Spun a space upon my rok.' -Towneley Mysteries.
'Rokke, of spynnynge': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Juliana Rokster, 1388. Compoti.
Agnes Rockestre, Close Rolls, 6 Henry IV.
Perhaps now lost in the local Rochester.
Rocter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rocter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rocter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rocter.
How Common Is The Last Name Rocter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,316,765th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Rocter are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,463,778th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 3 people.
The surname Rocter is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Dakota, where 100 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocteur | 92 | 26 | / |
| Rochter | 92 | 7 | / |
| Rocther | 92 | 0 | / |
| Rockter | 92 | 0 | / |
| Roecter | 92 | 0 | / |
| Rocthier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rocttger | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rojter | 83 | 34 | / |
| Rogter | 83 | 2 | / |
| Racter | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roctet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rokter | 83 | 1 | / |
| Racster | 77 | 135 | / |
| Roijter | 77 | 18 | / |
| Rachter | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ruchter | 77 | 7 | / |
| Rotster | 77 | 5 | / |
| Racther | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rougter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reucter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rodster | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rogther | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rogte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rokte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rocti | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rocty | 73 | 2 | / |
| Racte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rocta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rucgtier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rotsteir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rajter | 67 | 968 | / |
| Ractei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rugter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rájter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Razter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ractte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukter | 67 | 0 | / |
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