Rokeby

== English == === Etymology === From the Old Norse personal name Hroca, a byname from hrókr (“rook”), + bý (“farmstead”). === Proper noun === Rokeby (countable and uncountable, plural Rokebys) (uncountable) A placename: A deserted medieval village and civil parish in County Durham, England. A town in the Shire of Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Rokeby is the 542937th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23 individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rokeby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. Forebears