Find out how popular the last name Rocourt is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Rocourt.

Rocourt, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Rocourt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rocourt in America

Rocourt is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rocourt surname appeared 100 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Rocourt.

The history of the last name Rocourt

The surname Rocourt is of French origin, originating in the northern regions of the country during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "roche" meaning "rock" and "court" meaning "courtyard" or "small estate." This suggests that the name likely referred to a family or individual who lived near or owned a courtyard built of stone or near a rocky outcrop.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rocourt can be found in the 13th-century manuscript "Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Cercamp," which mentions a nobleman named Raoul de Rocourt. This indicates that the name was well-established in the Picardy region of northern France by this time.

Another notable early reference to the name Rocourt is found in the 14th-century "Rôles de l'Échiquier de Normandie," which lists a certain Guillaume de Rocourt as a landowner in the Normandy region. This suggests that the name had spread to different parts of northern France by this point.

In the 16th century, a French nobleman named Jean de Rocourt is recorded as having fought in the Italian Wars under King Francis I. He is believed to have been born around 1490 and died in the latter half of the 16th century.

During the 17th century, a prominent figure bearing the surname Rocourt was Michel de Rocourt, a French military engineer who was instrumental in the construction of fortifications in several cities, including Lille and Valenciennes. He was born in Picardy in 1618 and died in 1693.

Another noteworthy individual with the surname Rocourt was François de Rocourt, a French writer and philosopher who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was born in Paris in 1667 and is known for his philosophical works, including "Traité de la Nature de l'Âme" (Treatise on the Nature of the Soul), published in 1712.

While the surname Rocourt has French origins, it has since spread to other countries, with families bearing this name found in regions such as Belgium, Canada, and the United States, likely due to immigration from France over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rocourt

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Rocourt.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Rocourt was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Rocourt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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