de La Roche Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Ecuador

de La Roche Surname Definition:

(French), of the Rock or Castle. de Rochefort, of Strong castle. de la Rochefoucauld, of Fulk's castle. de la Rochejacquelein, of Little James's castle. (variant: von und zum Stein.)

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de La Roche Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3211:206,92432,150
Ecuador851:187,1287,666
Canada541:682,32655,162
Colombia501:955,4819,064
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia401:674,89346,030
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England181:3,095,448105,421
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

de La Roche Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), of the Rock or Castle. de Rochefort, of Strong castle. de la Rochefoucauld, of Fulk's castle. de la Rochejacquelein, of Little James's castle. (variant: von und zum Stein.)

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This topographical type surname does not have a defined origin, but according to old records ( documents, coat of arms, and mentions) all of them founded on Europe, as they point of portuguese origin on 11th century, Italy in a noble family, Spain by mentions and records, or in France as a history.

The surname could be a interpretation of a heroic, brave, solid and loyal title or simply and most probably a reference to someone who lives in mountains, next to rocks.

In the portuguese origin, we have a man named as Arnaldo da Rocha, in 1126. He lived next to a temple of D. Galdin Paes.

The french record are a mention in a book, that describes the surname of someone "de Roche" or "de Rochela" and also means Rocha. This dates from the XIV century and have more people with this same name.

On Spain the surname dated in XII century appears are " Rojas", that also means Rocha.

The Italy noble and much rich family, lived in a cataglian castle being conceilors and military people. In 1360 they began to be financiers, buyers, and sellers of real estate.

The common coat of arms of this family is a shield, sectioned in four quadrants, and decored by simple red feathers with a medieval solid helmet, this coat are a descriptive image of power, endurance, strength, militarism, nobility, and the personality of those who had that name first of all.

In Brazil, a nation where are the majority of the Rocha, the surname comes from the Portuguese who came to live here.

In general lines, the family are associated to strong people, or living near rocks, with various appearances in different countries.

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de La Roche Demographics

Average de La Roche Salary in
Canada

$59,288 CAD

Per year
Rank:
53,482 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000196209
Rank: 47,015 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
119.33%
Sample size: 18 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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de La Roche Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de La Roche Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de La Roche occurs most in France. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de La Roche? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 466,165th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of de La Roche reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 206,924. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 38 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent are found. Besides France it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

de La Roche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de La Roche has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the de La Roche surname rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de La Roche Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de La Roche earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.39% more than the national average, earning R 307,476 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.25% less than the national average, earning $20,601,700 COP per year and in Canada they earn 19.33% more than the national average, earning $59,288 CAD per year.

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