Rockford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Ireland

Early Origins of the Rockford family

The surname Rockford was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

Early History of the Rockford family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rockford research. Another 242 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1309, 1390 and 1410 are included under the topic Early Rockford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rockford Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rochefort, Rochefor, Rochefaure, Rochefore, Rochfort, Rocfort, Rossefort, Rauchefort, Rauchefor, Rochefaur, Rochford, Rocheford, Rauchefors, Rauchford, Raucheford, Rocford, Rockford, Rokford, Rockfor, Rokfor, De Rochefort, De Rochefor, De Rochefaure, De Rochefore, De Rochfort, De Rocfort and many more.

Early Notables of the Rockford family

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Rockford migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rockford Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Rockford, aged 23, who landed in Missouri in 1839 1
Peter Rockford, who settled in Philadelphia in 1875

Rockford migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Rockford Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Bridget Rockford, aged 26, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Sea Park"
Mary Rockford, aged 21, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Sea Park"

Historic Events for the Rockford family +

Empress of Ireland

Mr. Michael Rockford, British Fireman from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland (1914) and survived the sinking 2

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html