Rokeby

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English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Hroca, a byname from hrókr (“rook”), + bý (“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.

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