Roche Surname
Approximately 134,150 people bear this surname
Roche 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.
Read More About This SurnameRoche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 53,898 | 1:1,232 | 54 |
| United States | 25,551 | 1:14,186 | 1,772 |
| Ireland | 11,240 | 1:419 | 56 |
| England | 8,052 | 1:6,920 | 1,005 |
| Australia | 5,219 | 1:5,173 | 745 |
| Cuba | 4,771 | 1:2,415 | 352 |
| Philippines | 3,126 | 1:32,386 | 4,768 |
| Canada | 2,824 | 1:13,047 | 1,929 |
| Spain | 2,382 | 1:19,627 | 2,164 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,681 | 1:12,379 | 1,773 |
| Guatemala | 1,578 | 1:10,192 | 1,096 |
| Venezuela | 1,527 | 1:19,780 | 1,441 |
| Ecuador | 1,331 | 1:11,950 | 1,908 |
| Argentina | 975 | 1:43,839 | 3,699 |
| Dominican Republic | 917 | 1:11,377 | 903 |
| Puerto Rico | 776 | 1:4,575 | 328 |
| New Zealand | 703 | 1:6,441 | 1,080 |
| Mexico | 585 | 1:212,182 | 5,593 |
| Wales | 568 | 1:5,448 | 604 |
| Colombia | 547 | 1:87,338 | 3,390 |
| Kenya | 489 | 1:94,437 | 8,405 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Germany | 418 | 1:192,597 | 22,279 |
| Tanzania | 383 | 1:138,229 | 12,761 |
| India | 333 | 1:2,303,500 | 75,517 |
| Scotland | 305 | 1:17,553 | 2,115 |
| Israel | 277 | 1:30,894 | 4,390 |
| Paraguay | 258 | 1:28,049 | 988 |
| Belgium | 234 | 1:49,131 | 7,995 |
| Brazil | 232 | 1:922,734 | 33,000 |
| Switzerland | 207 | 1:39,676 | 5,644 |
| Haiti | 205 | 1:52,117 | 3,111 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| South Africa | 204 | 1:265,577 | 26,568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Northern Ireland | 143 | 1:12,902 | 1,865 |
| French Polynesia | 141 | 1:1,992 | 395 |
| Thailand | 133 | 1:531,115 | 91,871 |
| Netherlands | 97 | 1:174,095 | 25,153 |
| Japan | 87 | 1:1,469,475 | 24,192 |
| Chile | 83 | 1:212,247 | 6,658 |
| El Salvador | 77 | 1:82,388 | 1,525 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Jersey | 51 | 1:1,945 | 315 |
| Uruguay | 46 | 1:74,603 | 7,760 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| Honduras | 13 | 1:678,188 | 3,875 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Grenada | 6 | 1:18,089 | 1,003 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 4 | 1:2,404 | 44 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7,012 | 1:632 | 97 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,135 | 1:21,476 | 3,033 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:49,910 | 3,440 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:41,274 | 2,182 |
| Jersey | 13 | 1:3,991 | 684 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,281 | 1:22,016 | 2,765 |
The alternate forms: Roché (110), Rochê (1), Rochè (1) & Röche (1) are calculated separately.
Roche (4,979) may also be a first name.
Roche 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.
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Roche (France); or Dweller at a Rock [French roche, roc, a rock (Ital. rocca); apparently from a deriv. (rupica) of Latin rupes, a rock] Jordan de la Roche.—Hundred Rolls That ypotame a wonder beest is . . .
In roche is his wonyying [dwelling].—Kyng Alisaunder, 5184, 5196.
Ther I was bred, alias! that harde day, And fostred in a roche of marbulgray.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, F 499-500.
I looked about and saw a craggy roche.—‘The Tower of Doctrine’: Percy’s Reliques.
(de la) Roche is a common French surname.
Cp. Roake.
occ. (?Celt.) Dweller by the Rivers Roche (Essex), Roch (Lancs) [if, as seems very probable, these river-names are Celtic the etymon may, on analogy, be sought for in the early form of Welsh rhwch, 'what is rough,’ or rhwych, 'what expands’]
De Róiste A completely hibernicized Norman name originally established in Munster and Wexford, now widespread. Bibl; IF 258; MIF 274; Map Cork; Plate XXV
(French, English) Dweller near a rock; one who came from Roche (rock), in Cornwall.
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.
From French roche, a rock.
A baronial name from La Roche, Normandy. In 1097 Wido de Rape surrendered his castles of Roche and Veteuil to William Rufus (Ord. Vit. 767). In 1165 Wido de R. held a fee at Passay in the French Vexin (Feod. Norm.); Oliver de R. was at the same time one of the barons seated between Normandy and Brittany, and Ralph Roche held lands in Devon; Sansom R. in Dorset (Liber Niger); and 1203 Ralph de Rupe held three fees of the honour of Mortaine and Cornwall (Rot. Canall. 94). Adam de Rupe, ancestor of an Irish branch, built Roche Castle and Pill Priory in Pembroke, and accompanied Henry II. to Ireland, where he was ancestor of the Viscounts Fermoy, and the Barons Fermoy. In 1180- 95 Roger, Hugh, and John de la Roche are mentioned in Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Fr.; a personal name.
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.
- lucasrochalima7Roche Demographics
Average Male Roche Height
176.39 cm
Average Female Roche Height
160.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Roche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roche Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roche (Hindi: रोच, Marathi: रोच, Russian: Роче) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Roché, Rochê, Rochè or Röche. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roche? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,187th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 54,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Roche reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Roche is also the 96,451st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 4,979 people.
The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 53,898 people, or 1 in 1,232. In France Roche is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 38 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent are found. Not including France Roche is found in 142 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.
Roche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Roche has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 160 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 709 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,495 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 407 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Roche Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Roche last name are 0.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.12% being registered with the party.
The amount Roche earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 82.39% more than the national average, earning 631,220 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning $20,404,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $48,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $51,546 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roche Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roche in the Hindi language | ||
| रोच | roca | - |
| Roche in the Marathi language | ||
| रोच | roca | 56.57 |
| रोचे | roce | 26.26 |
| रॉच | roca | 6.06 |
| रोची | roci | 4.04 |
| रोच् | roc | 4.04 |
| रोछ | rocha | 2.02 |
| रॉची | roci | 1.01 |
| Roche in the Russian language | ||
| Роче | roce | - |
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