Rochford Family History
Rochford Name Meaning
English: habitational name from either of two places so called: in
Essex and Worcestershire. In both cases the name probably derives from
the genitive case of Old English ræcc ‘hunting dog’ (perhaps
a byname) + Old English ford ‘ford’, but its development has
been influenced by the common French place name composed of the
elements roche ‘rock’ + fort ‘strong’ (Latin
fortis).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Rochford
Name Distribution of Rochford Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rochford families
 38 - 74  13 - 37 |
 1 - 12  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Rochford families
|
9 - 15 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Rochford census records
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Rochford Family Origin
Rochford Emigration Information (US)
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Rochford Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Rochford
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