variations: Rockford, Rockfort, Rochfort, Rochefort, Roakfort, Roakford, Rochford, Rocheford, Roachford, Roachfort, Rockfurd, Rockfurt, Ruckford, Ruckfort, Rucford and many more. First found in counties Meath and Kilkenny , where they had been granted lands by Strongbow , Earl of Pembroke, during the Anglo- Norman invasion of Ireland in 1172.   More More