Rockingham
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Hroca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Rockingham (countable and uncountable, plural Rockinghams)
- A placename:
- A village and civil parish of Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8691).
- A census-designated place in Bacon County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Ray County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity 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 city in Western Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rockingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.