Rockingham

Rockingham Meaning & Origin

About Rockingham
The surname Rockingham is of English origin and is derived from a place name. It refers to someone who hailed from Rockingham, a village in Northamptonshire, England. The name itself is composed of the Old English elements "hroc," meaning "rook" (a type of bird), and "ing," indicating "people of" or "descendants of." Therefore, Rockingham can be interpreted to mean "the settlement of the descendants of Hroc."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Rockingham: 251
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 76,533
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RKNKM
🗽 NYSIIS
RAN
🔊 Soundex
R0205205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AA1 K IH0 NG HH AE2 M
🌐 IPA
/ˈrɑkɪŋˌhæm/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RKNKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rockingham in Braille

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

The name Rockingham in braille

How to sign the name Rockingham using Sign Language

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

The name Rockingham in sign language

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