Rochford
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Rochford is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Person from Rochford, Essex or Worcestershire, ‘ford of the hunting dog’.
- AUAustralia
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Person from Rochford, Essex or Worcestershire, ‘ford of the hunting dog’
Sources 1
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Rochford is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, from Rochford, Essex or Worcestershire; first attested Waleram de Rocheforde 1198 FF (Nt)
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
In English, places so called, in Essex and Worcs. In both cases the name probably derives from the gen. case of OE rcecc hunting dog (perhaps a byname) + OE ford Ford, but its development has been influenced by the common Fr. placename composed of the elements roche rock (see Roach) + fort strong (Lfortis). Vars.: Ratchford, Retchford.
as a nameA dictionary of surnames
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Jack Rochfordb. 1882Irish hurler
- Bill Rochfordb. 1913GBEnglish footballer (1913-1984)
- Mike Rochfordb. 1963USAmerican baseball player
- Stephen Rochfordb. 1978IEgaelic football coach and former player
- Bernard Rochfordb. 1979IEIrish hurler
- Kinu Rochfordb. 1990USAmerican basketball player (1990–2026)
- Ava Rochfordb. 2005Irish high jumper
- Ed RochfordUScollege basketball player (1967–1968) American
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 13 sources across 6 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.8K | #16,284 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.7K | #16,171 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.7K | #15,558 |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 1.5K | #4,820 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 9 | #126,713 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 4 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 4 | #236,018 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 2 | — |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 2 | #194,971 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #379,223 |
| GY Guyana | Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025 | 2025 | 1 | #624 |
| GB United Kingdom | A Dictionary of Surnames (Hanks & Hodges, 1988) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Rochford mean, and where does it come from?
- Person from Rochford, Essex or Worcestershire, ‘ford of the hunting dog’ Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
- In which country does Rochford have the most bearers?
- Rochford is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rochford”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.