Rock Surname

8,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Rock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rock,' from residence beside some prominent boulder; v. Roche.

Geof. de la Roke, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Eudo de la Roche, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Jordan de la Roche, Devon, ibid.

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Rock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,0701:13,3901,659
South Sudan5,2841:2,160418
England3,8701:14,3972,123
Egypt3,2951:27,9023,078
Haiti2,9281:3,649481
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
India2,6301:291,66016,501
Canada2,5921:14,2152,093
Germany2,3761:33,8834,475
Bangladesh2,2531:70,7313,437
Sri Lanka2,1931:9,4891,373
Australia1,2971:20,8142,888
Ireland1,0701:4,401744
Saudi Arabia1,0341:29,8414,317
France8791:75,56610,604
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Tanzania8201:64,5636,849
Barbados7761:37090
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Brazil4321:495,54218,697
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Northern Ireland3201:5,7661,063
Nigeria3051:580,79628,045
Belgium2301:49,9858,138
Mexico2181:569,3869,681
South Africa2001:270,88926,929
Luxembourg1981:2,932364
China1931:7,084,568523
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Scotland1851:28,9403,034
Palestine1581:28,7903,916
Oman1561:23,6412,088
Wales1541:20,0942,123
Iran1461:525,90830,660
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Austria1141:74,69711,341
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
Trinidad and Tobago941:14,5101,858
Cambodia861:180,0832,937
Italy801:764,45962,244
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Poland771:493,62048,553
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Mauritius651:19,8994,127
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Spain601:779,20132,544
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines571:1,976386
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Chile441:400,37410,831
Grenada421:2,584418
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Libya361:173,444826
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Guyana341:22,4182,700
Panama321:122,2584,322
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Honduras301:293,8812,662
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Norway241:214,26224,079
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Saint Lucia221:8,126912
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Aruba181:5,749789
Israel181:475,42436,085
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
South Korea131:3,941,558724
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Congo81:623,63715,053
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Finland71:785,24338,644
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Curaçao41:39,312638
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belize21:177,7373,502
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Nauru21:5,940420
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7841:5,650930
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5841:15,3882,280
Scotland791:47,3823,344
Wales441:35,6461,944
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3291:11,6011,510

The alternate forms: Roçk (1) & Rôck (1) are calculated separately.

Rock (44,312) may also be a first name.

Rock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rock,' from residence beside some prominent boulder; v. Roche.

Geof. de la Roke, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Eudo de la Roche, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Jordan de la Roche, Devon, ibid.

Alicia atte Roch, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1576. Baptised — Francis, s. Robert Rocke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1711. Married — Thomas Wanless and Mary Rock: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Perhaps from NF. la Roche, an old Norman surname. Adam de Roc witnessed a charter by Richard, bishop of St. Andrews, c. 1170 (Scon, p. 30), and Waldef de la Roche, burgess of Edinburgh, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197). Johannes Roch, cleric in Aberdeen, 1462 (REA., II, p. 92). David Ruch, a monk of Dunfermline, 1477 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 208), appears two years later as 'Sir' David Ruth (a miscopying of Ruch) (SBR., p. 264). Alexander Rocht held land in Aberdeen, c. 1500 (REA., II, p. 211). Michael Ruch, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). James Roch was reidare at Cockpen, 1574 (RMR.). A tombstone in the Howff, Dundee, reads:"Here lyis ane godlie and honest man, Jhone Roche, Brabenar and Borges of Dundie, quha depairtit this lyf the 1 of Februar, 1615 yeiris, being of age 43 yeiris, with His spous, Eufiama Pye, quha hes causit this to be made in remberance of him and their 14 bearnes." John Riock, wright in Loanheid, 1693 (Edire. App.). The spelling Rock has now been in pert superseded by Rough. There was a S. Roque's chapel in Dundee, long since removed, and there was also a "chapell of Sanct Rok at the brigend of Stirling" 1500 (RSS., I, 476).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A translation of Carrig, q.v., used in west Leinster and Galway. MIF 248

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Dweller near some prominent boulder; probably a boundary marker; one who came from Rock (rock), in Northumberland, or from Rock (the oak), in Worcestershire.

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

A parish in Worcestershire, a chapelry in Northumberland, and many other minor localities.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

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Rock Last Name Facts

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

Rock (Marathi: रॉक, Tibetan: རོཀ་) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Roçk or Rôck. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,027th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 102,981 people. The last name Rock is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Rock are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 20,409th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 44,312 people.

The surname Rock is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 27,070 people, or 1 in 13,390. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 168 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 7 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Rock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rock surname rose 625 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 234 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (77%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Rock are 12.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rock earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning 333,909 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.47% more than the national average, earning R 331,440 per year; in United States they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $43,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $48,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roçk921/
Rôck921/
Rocke892,589/
Roick89876/
Roock89671/
Rouck8999/
Rhock8934/
Hrock8910/
Royck892/
Rockh891/
Rojck891/
Rozck891/
Rok862,891/
Roc861,762/
Roocke80313/
Roicke8031/
Roschk8020/
Roockx8015/
Roucks802/
Roscke802/
Roucke801/
Rhocks801/
Rhouck801/
Roccke801/
D'Rock801/
Rockhe800/
Hrocks800/
Hrouck800/
Rook7515,083/
Rack754,840/
Rokh754,088/
Royk752,244/
Rouk751,966/
Roke751,896/
Roik751,823/
Rojc751,462/
Rocq75414/
Rokx75336/
Rokk75302/
Roic75184/
Rzok7599/
Rouc7567/
Rohk7528/
Royc7516/
Ruok7516/
Rocc7510/
Roct757/
Ráck757/
Hrok756/
Rooc754/
Ruoc753/
Rokg752/
Rogk752/
Rocx752/
Rzoc752/
Rocp752/
Rroc752/
Rojk751/
Rohc751/
Rokė751/
Rokś751/
Rãck751/
Roïc751/
Rrok751/
Rokp751/
Rozc751/
Rgoc751/
Roschke73542/
Rocková7331/
Rocksch7313/
Rockova738/
Rodtcke730/
Roochke730/
Rooke679,002/
Hrokh67623/
Racke67563/
Raack67424/
Rokke67381/
Rouke67308/
Roukh67193/
Rhook67179/
Reuck67124/
Roigk67120/
Royke67116/
Rokht6762/
Rougk6746/
Roike6745/
Rookx6736/
Rousk6732/
Rokhe6729/
Hrack6728/
Roc'h6726/
Roksz6725/
Hrđok6723/
Rhoke6716/
Roohk6713/
Rocch6713/
Roykh6711/
Hrosc677/
Rousc676/
Roksø675/
Roiks674/
Rookh674/
Racck674/
Roikh674/
Roszk673/
Rouks672/
Hrouk672/
Ruoke672/
Rzook671/
Roucs671/
Royct671/
Roysc671/
Ruocc671/
Roshk671/
Rozke671/
Roosk671/
Rojcs671/
Roict671/
Roccp671/
Rocqe671/
Rocsh671/
Rosks671/
Rojzc671/
Roquc671/
Roukt671/
Rouckova671/
Rokch671/
Rzouk671/
Roqcq671/
Rokhh671/
Roscg671/
Ruokh671/
Rouschke670/
Rrook670/

Rock Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rock in the Tibetan language
རོཀ་roka-
Rock in the Marathi language
रॉकroka99.74
रोकroka0.26

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