Roach Surname

6,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Roach Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rock' (Old French roche, a rock), from residence beside some prominent rock; v. Rock.

Alice de la Roche, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert de la Roche, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Roach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States59,2171:6,121707
England7,4711:7,4581,084
Australia6,0891:4,434640
Canada5,2301:7,0451,039
Jamaica1,6641:1,725292
Wales9411:3,289355
Barbados9221:31273
Trinidad and Tobago8651:1,577246
South Africa7621:71,0998,863
New Zealand6561:6,9031,171
Scotland2641:20,2802,362
Guyana2101:3,630658
Panama1991:19,6601,334
India1511:5,079,903126,627
Bahamas1141:3,436411
Chile991:177,9445,813
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Peru631:504,51014,225
Antigua and Barbuda621:1,600275
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Venezuela541:559,33510,264
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Luxembourg421:13,8222,948
United States Virgin Islands401:2,759470
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
France251:2,656,909193,074
Bermuda241:2,720427
Montserrat241:20643
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Grenada111:9,867804
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Dominica91:8,432394
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saint Lucia91:19,8651,494
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Norway81:642,78647,258
Cayman Islands71:9,1281,205
China71:195,331,65210,124
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Anguilla51:2,687256
Belize51:71,0952,977
Saint Kitts and Nevis51:11,040818
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Curaçao41:39,312638
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4761:9,3061,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7981:6,418987
Wales5091:3,081201
Scotland741:50,5843,461
Jersey121:4,324761
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,3901:3,064354

Roach (186) may also be a first name.

Roach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rock' (Old French roche, a rock), from residence beside some prominent rock; v. Rock.

Alice de la Roche, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert de la Roche, Wiltshire, ibid.

William de la Roch, Somerset, ibid.

Agnes de la Roche, Cambridgeshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1660. Baptised — Seenehouse, s. John Roche: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1675-6. — Elizabeth, d. Thomas Roach: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Roche, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Dweller at, or near, a rock.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Roache, or Roche, a parish in Cornwall; an abbey in Yorkshire; and a river in Lancashire. The first-named place was so called, according to Tonkin, from St. Roche, a Marsellaise saint; but it is more likely a provincial pronunciation of rock, for in 1291 it is called De Rupe. D. Gilbert's Cornw., iii. 396.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From French roche, a rock.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Roach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roach (Marathi: रोच) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Roach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roach? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,576th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,815 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Roach are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Roach is also the 667,122nd most common first name internationally, borne by 186 people.

Roach is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 59,217 people, or 1 in 6,121. In The United States Roach is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States Roach exists in 102 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Roach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roach last name grew 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Roach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Roach surname is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Roach are 13.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Roach earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 124.08% more than the national average, earning 775,489 kr per year; in Peru they earn 24.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,612 per year; in South Africa they earn 94.62% more than the national average, earning R 462,492 per year; in United States they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $42,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $50,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roache915,706/
Rohach912,377/
Roatch91270/
Rouach91216/
Roasch9117/
Rooach911/
Roachs911/
Roacht911/
Hroach910/
Roah89464/
Roac8971/
Rouache83340/
Roatche8355/
Rohatch8316/
Roatsch832/
Rouaich832/
Roausch831/
Roashch831/
D'Roach831/
Rouah801,011/
Roash80459/
Rohac80259/
Rohah80201/
Raoch8023/
Roace8021/
Roadh8018/
Roahy804/
Roahe802/
Rhoah801/
Roaha801/
Rouac801/
Roahu801/
Roakh801/
Roauh800/
Rohatsch77386/
Rouatche7714/
Roatzsch779/
Roachová771/
Rouaiche771/
Roa75189,861/
Rojiah73463/
Roiyah73410/
Roasdh73170/
Rohacs7378/
Roijah7336/
Royiah7336/
Rohacz7328/
Rohash7316/
Roashe738/
Hrouah737/
Royyah735/
Rauach735/
Rojeah734/
Rouaha734/
Rouahe733/
Rojhah733/
Roaths732/
Rouath732/
Rouaih732/
Raoche731/
Raeoch731/
Rogiah731/
Rohaph731/
Raouch731/
Roaice731/
Rohakh731/
Roohah731/
Ruiach731/
Rouash731/
Rahoch731/
Roassh730/
Rohachova7121/
Rohatzsch7113/
Rooh6710,786/
Roat676,153/
Raouche674,748/
Roua674,695/
Road673,695/
Roha673,213/
Roaa673,123/
Roay672,977/
Roas671,675/
Roai671,076/
Roho67569/
Raoh67443/
Raoa67275/
Roaj67185/
Rooa67172/
Rhoa6782/
Roap6757/
Roea6734/
Roaz6728/
Roau6722/
Rahoche6716/
Rohauzh6712/
Raoc674/
Rroa674/
Roșa674/
Ro'a674/
Rohotch672/
Roax672/
Rooasdh672/
Hroa672/
Rahouch671/
Rojhajh671/
Roohash671/
Ruoa671/
Rzoa671/
Rohaish671/

Roach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roach in the Marathi language
रोचroca-

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