Rokeach

Rokeach Meaning & Origin

About Rokeach
The surname Rokeach is of Hebrew origin and is derived from the Hebrew word "rokhel," meaning "ewe" or "female sheep." It is a Jewish surname typically associated with individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. The name Rokeach may have originally been a nickname for someone who resembled a sheep or had sheep-like qualities, or it could have been an occupational name for a shepherd or someone involved in the sheep trade.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Rokeach: 128
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 132,206
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RKX
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R02020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R OW1 K IY0 K
🌐 IPA
/rokeach*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RKX', 'RKK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rokeach in Braille

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

The name Rokeach in braille

How to sign the name Rokeach using Sign Language

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

The name Rokeach in sign language

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