As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A corruption of At Rock-moor-town, "a town on a rock in a moor," in the vale of Evesham, Fladbury, Warwickshire, England, whence the name was derived.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


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