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Where Does The Last Name Rochester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Rochester (Russian: Рочестер) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rochester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Rochester is the 49,907^th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 707,735 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Rochester are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rochester is also the 279,019^th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 853 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,284 people, or 1 in 68,596. In The United States Rochester is most common in: South Carolina, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Jamaica, where 17 percent reside.

Rochester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rochester has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 893 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 663 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rochester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rochester last name are 10.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rochester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.05% more than the national average, earning R 389,844 per year; in United States they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $41,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $56,328 CAD per year.