Rockhill

Rockhill Meaning & Origin

About Rockhill
The surname Rockhill is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "roc" meaning "rock" and "hyll" meaning "hill." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer lived near or on a rocky hill. The name Rockhill is fairly common in England and can be found in various spellings, such as Rockhill, Rockell, and Rockel.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Rockhill: 1,236
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 21,228
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.42

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rockhill 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 Rockhill is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RKL
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R0204
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AA1 K HH IH2 L
🌐 IPA
/ˈrɑˌkhɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RKL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R240

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rockhill in Braille

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

The name Rockhill in braille

How to sign the name Rockhill using Sign Language

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

The name Rockhill in sign language

Numerology