Rochford

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Rochford, from two sources in Old English, both of which eventually converged into the modern form: 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from Old English hrōc (“rook”), genitive plural hrōca + ford, or else from Old English personal name Hrōc, genitive singular Hrōces + ford (respectively). 'Ford of the hunting dogs', from Old English ræċċ (“hunting dog”), genitive singular ræċċes (the vowel later assimilated to that of Old French roche (“rock, cliff”)) + ford. === Proper noun === Rochford (countable and uncountable, plural Rochfords) A surname. A town and civil parish in Rochford district, in southeastern Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8790). A local government district in Essex, named after the town of Rochford. A civil parish and two hamlets, Lower Rochford and Upper Rochford, in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid refs SO6368/6367). A small settlement and locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia. An unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== 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 === Rochford (hapax legomenon) a surname ==== Descendants ==== English: Rochford Yola: Rochfort ==== References ==== “Rochford”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.