Rockingham

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hroca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Rockingham (countable and uncountable, plural Rockinghams)

1. A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).
   2. A census-designated place in Bacon County, Georgia, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
   5. A city, the county seat of Richmond County, North Carolina, United States.
   6. A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
   7. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
   8. A city in Western Australia.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Rockingham County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rockingham is the 76533^rd 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)

1. 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.