di Rocco Surname

94,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

di 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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di Rocco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,2461:18,8413,235
Argentina1,0031:42,6163,591
France1701:390,72257,689
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Canada991:372,17833,288
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Venezuela641:471,9399,218
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Australia321:843,61652,533
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

di 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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di Rocco Last Name Facts

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

The last name di Rocco is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 94,978th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,454,020 people. The surname di Rocco is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of di Rocco reside; 65 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent reside in Italic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 3,246 people, or 1 in 18,841. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Abruzzo, where 44 percent reside, Lazio, where 23 percent reside and Sicily, where 7 percent reside. Beside Italy this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

di Rocco Last Name Statistics demography

The amount di Rocco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.22% less than the national average, earning €24,858 per year; in United States they earn 54.65% more than the national average, earning $66,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $56,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
di Ruocco941,262/
de Rocco881,550/
di Rocca8883/
Di-Rocco8812/
di Ruccio8225/
de Ruocco823/
de Roco8081/
di Raco8014/
de Rocca7546/
De-Rocco753/
da Rocca753/
da Recco752/
de Rocos751/
de Recco751/
da Roccha713/
da Rocoha711/
de Roca67210/
de Raco67133/
da Roca677/
de Ruco674/
da Rohca638/
de Rozzo637/
di Ruzzo636/
da Rocah636/
di Roxas633/
di Razzo632/
da Rocga632/
da Rocja632/
de Racca631/
da Rocaha594/
Da-Roccha591/
da Roxa5380/
de Roxa531/
de Roxas506,062/
di Ruzza501,251/
di Razza50192/
da Roxha502/
de Roqas501/
de Rokha501/
de Ruzzo501/

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