Rochford

English <dab> Etymology From en enm Rochford, from two sources in en ang -, both of which eventually converged into the modern form: 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from en ang hrōc rook, genitive plural ang hrōca + ang ford, or else from en ang - personal name ang Hrōc, genitive singular ang Hrōces + ang ford (respectively). 'Ford of the hunting dogs', from en ang ræċċ hunting dog, genitive singular ang ræċċes (the vowel later assimilated to that of en fro roche rock, cliff) + ang ford. Proper noun ~ s en. en town/and/cpar in dist/Rochford in southeastern co/Essex cc/England OS grid ref TQ8790. Parish map (Essex) en local government district in co/Essex, named after the town of Rochford. District map (Essex) en A <<civil parish>> and two <<hamlets>>, Lower Rochford and Upper Rochford, in <<dist/Malvern Hills>>, <<co/Worcestershire>>, <<cc/England>> OS grid refs SO6368/6367. Parish map (Worcestershire) en small settlement/and/locality shire:Pref/Macedon Ranges s/Victoria c/Australia. en unincorporated community co/Pennington County s/South Dakota c/USA. Derived terms en Stoke Rochford Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Rochford is the 16284th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1771 individuals. Rochford is most common among White (90.46%) individuals. References Middle English Proper noun enm hapax enm Descendants en Rochford yol Rochfort References 1