Rokeby

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Hroca, a byname from hrókr (rook), + (farmstead).[1]

Proper noun

Rokeby (countable and uncountable, plural Rokebys)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A deserted medieval village and civil parish in County Durham, England.
    2. A town in the Shire of Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia.
    3. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
  2. (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

  1. "Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.

Further reading

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