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rockford Name Meaning and History

Apparently an altered spelling of English Rochford; alternatively it may be an Americanized form of French Rochefort or Italian Roccaforte.

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Distribution of rockford Families in the US in 1920
Number of rockford families
 13-24
 5-12
 1-4
 0
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