Rockingham

== English == === Etymology === From the Old English personal name Hroc or *Hrōca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). === Proper noun === Rockingham (countable and uncountable, plural Rockinghams) A placename: A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691). A census-designated place in Bacon County, Georgia, United States. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States. An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. A city, the county seat of Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada. A local government area and suburb of Perth, Western Australia, named after the ship Rockingham, which was blown ashore there; in full, the City of Rockingham. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== East Rockingham 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 === Rockingham (uncountable) A 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rockingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.