Last Name ROCHFORD

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Meaning	Local: Of Rochford. The Irish family settled in thet country at, or soon after, the Anglo-Norman invasion. Their name was Latinized 'de Rupe Forti,' of the strong rock. A better option for the origin of the name is that it has sprang from two towns in England, Rochford in county Essex, and Rochford in county Hereford. The meaning is the ;ford' of the river Roche, so as far as the Essex town is concerned, the Latinization being a mere play on the name.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	15,558 (2000 US census)	26,121 (1990 US census)

Count	1,726 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.06%, or 1589 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
4.63%, or 80 total occurrences, as black,
0.52%, or 9 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
0.98%, or 17 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.8%, or 31 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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