de Rocco Surname

254,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

de Rocco Surname User-submission:

It is a patronymic surname, where the particles di and de stand for 'son of', referring to the medieval name Rochus or Rocchus of Germanic origin originated from the Germanic word hrock, meaning 'crow'.

The surname Di Rocco has a nucleus in the central area that includes Abruzzo, Lazio, Molise, Neapolitan and Caserta with a strain also between agrigentino and nisseno.

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de Rocco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8261:74,04013,033
Brazil4731:452,58817,162
France721:922,538106,020
Argentina651:657,59145,740
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Austria161:532,21549,801
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
England71:7,959,723202,100
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

de Rocco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a patronymic surname, where the particles di and de stand for 'son of', referring to the medieval name Rochus or Rocchus of Germanic origin originated from the Germanic word hrock, meaning 'crow'.

The surname Di Rocco has a nucleus in the central area that includes Abruzzo, Lazio, Molise, Neapolitan and Caserta with a strain also between agrigentino and nisseno.

De Rocchi has a Lombard stock in Varese and Lecco, one in the Genoese and one in the Roman.

De Rocco has a stock in Belluno and alto trevisano, one in the Roman, one in the Neapolitan, one in the Potentino area and one in the Salento area.

Di Rocchi, very rare, would seem Lazio.

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de Rocco Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Rocco is found most frequently in Italy. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Rocco? popularity and diffusion

de Rocco is the 254,715th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,701,643 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of de Rocco are found; 54 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The surname de Rocco is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 826 people, or 1 in 74,040. In Italy de Rocco is mostly found in: Veneto, where 35 percent live, Apulia, where 18 percent live and Piedmont, where 15 percent live. Barring Italy this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 31 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

de Rocco Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Rocco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning €18,570 per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Ruocco943/
de Roco9381/
di Rocco885,012/
de Rocca8846/
De-Rocco883/
de Rocos881/
de Recco881/
di Ruocco821,262/
de Roca80210/
de Raco80133/
de Ruco804/
di Rocca7583/
Di-Rocco7512/
de Rozzo757/
da Rocca753/
da Recco752/
de Racca751/
di Ruccio7125/
da Roccha713/
da Rocoha711/
di Raco6714/
da Roca677/
de Roxa671/
de Roxas636,062/
da Rohca638/
da Rocah636/
da Rocja632/
da Rocga632/
de Roqas631/
de Rokha631/
de Ruzzo631/
da Rocaha594/
Da-Roccha591/
da Roxa5380/
de Razza50276/
de Ruzza5025/
di Ruzzo506/
di Roxas503/
da Roxha502/
di Razzo502/
De-Roxas501/
der Reka501/

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