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Rockingham
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English
Etymology
From the en ang - personal name ang Hroc or ang *Hrōca + ang -ing belonging to + ang hām homestead.
Proper noun
~ s
A placename:
en village/and/cpar in uauth/North Northamptonshire co/Northamptonshire cc/England previously in dist/Corby OS grid ref SP8691. Parish map (England)
en CDP co/Bacon County s/Georgia c/US.
en unincorporated community co/Ray County s/Missouri c/US.
en unincorporated community co/Somerset County s/New Jersey c/US.
en city/county seat co/Richmond County s/North Carolina c/US.
en town co/Windham County s/Vermont c/US.
en community p/Nova Scotia c/Canada.
en lgarea/and/suburb of city/Perth s/Western Australia named after the ship Rockingham (1818 ship) Rockingham, which was blown ashore there the City of Rockingham.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en East Rockingham
en Rockingham County
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Rockingham is the 76533rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 251 individuals. Rockingham is most common among Black/African American (92.43%) individuals.
Noun
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A 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain.
References
en Ceramics