Explore the Family Name Rockhold

The meaning of Rockhold

Probably an Americanized form of German Rochholt or Rocholt or Rocholl: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrōk ‘prudence, care’ + wald ‘rule’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Rockhold in the United States?

Popularity: Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rockhold saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 17,960th in 2000, it fell to 18,808th place in 2010, representing a rank change of -4.72%. However, the actual count of people with the Rockhold surname increased by 1.53% during this period, moving up from 1,434 in 2000 to 1,456 in 2010. The proportion of individuals named Rockhold per 100,000 people also saw a decline of -7.55%, shifting from 0.53 in 2000 to 0.49 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,960	#18,808	-4.72%
Count	1,434	1,456	1.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.49	-7.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rockhold

Ethnicity: The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rockhold has slightly diversified over the decade based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no identified individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent bearing this surname in 2000, these ethnicities accounted for 0.69% and 0.34% respectively in 2010. Notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races increased significantly from 0.77% to 2.20%, marking a remarkable change of 185.71%. The Hispanic representation also increased by 39.80% during this decade. Despite a small increase among Black individuals bearing the Rockhold surname, the White population showed a minor decrease of -2.31% between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.49%	92.31%	-2.31%
Black	3%	3.09%	3%
Two or More Races	0.77%	2.2%	185.71%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.37%	39.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.69%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.34%	0%