Rocheford

Rocheford Meaning & Origin

About Rocheford
The surname Rocheford is of French origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "roche" meaning "rock" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river or stream that can be crossed on foot." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Rocheford can be interpreted as "rock ford" or "a crossing point over rocks." It is likely that the name originally referred to a geographical location or a place where a river or stream could be crossed over rocky terrain.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Rocheford is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Rocheford: 297
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 66,553
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rocheford based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Rocheford is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RXFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R0201063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AA1 K HH IH0 F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/rocheford*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RXFRT', 'RKFRT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R216

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rocheford in Braille

Here's how to represent Rocheford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Rocheford in braille

How to sign the name Rocheford using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Rocheford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Rocheford in sign language

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