Rock Surname
Approximately 70,766 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRock Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27,070 | 1:13,390 | 1,659 |
| South Sudan | 5,284 | 1:2,160 | 418 |
| England | 3,870 | 1:14,397 | 2,123 |
| Egypt | 3,295 | 1:27,902 | 3,078 |
| Haiti | 2,928 | 1:3,649 | 481 |
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| India | 2,630 | 1:291,660 | 16,501 |
| Canada | 2,592 | 1:14,215 | 2,093 |
| Germany | 2,376 | 1:33,883 | 4,475 |
| Bangladesh | 2,253 | 1:70,731 | 3,437 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| Australia | 1,297 | 1:20,814 | 2,888 |
| Ireland | 1,070 | 1:4,401 | 744 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,034 | 1:29,841 | 4,317 |
| France | 879 | 1:75,566 | 10,604 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Tanzania | 820 | 1:64,563 | 6,849 |
| Barbados | 776 | 1:370 | 90 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Brazil | 432 | 1:495,542 | 18,697 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Northern Ireland | 320 | 1:5,766 | 1,063 |
| Nigeria | 305 | 1:580,796 | 28,045 |
| Belgium | 230 | 1:49,985 | 8,138 |
| Mexico | 218 | 1:569,386 | 9,681 |
| South Africa | 200 | 1:270,889 | 26,929 |
| Luxembourg | 198 | 1:2,932 | 364 |
| China | 193 | 1:7,084,568 | 523 |
| Portugal | 189 | 1:55,123 | 3,035 |
| Scotland | 185 | 1:28,940 | 3,034 |
| Palestine | 158 | 1:28,790 | 3,916 |
| Oman | 156 | 1:23,641 | 2,088 |
| Wales | 154 | 1:20,094 | 2,123 |
| Iran | 146 | 1:525,908 | 30,660 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Austria | 114 | 1:74,697 | 11,341 |
| New Zealand | 107 | 1:42,321 | 7,058 |
| Indonesia | 98 | 1:1,349,482 | 93,150 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 94 | 1:14,510 | 1,858 |
| Cambodia | 86 | 1:180,083 | 2,937 |
| Italy | 80 | 1:764,459 | 62,244 |
| Argentina | 78 | 1:547,992 | 39,725 |
| Poland | 77 | 1:493,620 | 48,553 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| Mauritius | 65 | 1:19,899 | 4,127 |
| Netherlands | 62 | 1:272,374 | 33,874 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57 | 1:1,976 | 386 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Chile | 44 | 1:400,374 | 10,831 |
| Grenada | 42 | 1:2,584 | 418 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Myanmar | 36 | 1:1,442,722 | 585 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Guyana | 34 | 1:22,418 | 2,700 |
| Panama | 32 | 1:122,258 | 4,322 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Honduras | 30 | 1:293,881 | 2,662 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Peru | 23 | 1:1,381,918 | 21,725 |
| Saint Lucia | 22 | 1:8,126 | 912 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Japan | 17 | 1:7,520,253 | 43,528 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Vietnam | 14 | 1:6,617,575 | 2,518 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Cuba | 7 | 1:1,646,102 | 8,141 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Nauru | 2 | 1:5,940 | 420 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 784 | 1:5,650 | 930 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,584 | 1:15,388 | 2,280 |
| Scotland | 79 | 1:47,382 | 3,344 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:35,646 | 1,944 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,329 | 1:11,601 | 1,510 |
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.
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).
A translation of Carrig, q.v., used in west Leinster and Galway. MIF 248
(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.
A parish in Worcestershire, a chapelry in Northumberland, and many other minor localities.
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.
- lucasrochalima7Rock Demographics
Average Male Rock Height
175.47 cm
Average Female Rock Height
163.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roçk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rôck | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rocke | 89 | 2,589 | / |
| Roick | 89 | 876 | / |
| Roock | 89 | 671 | / |
| Rouck | 89 | 99 | / |
| Rhock | 89 | 34 | / |
| Hrock | 89 | 10 | / |
| Royck | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rockh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rojck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rozck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rok | 86 | 2,891 | / |
| Roc | 86 | 1,762 | / |
| Roocke | 80 | 313 | / |
| Roicke | 80 | 31 | / |
| Roschk | 80 | 20 | / |
| Roockx | 80 | 15 | / |
| Roucks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Roscke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Roucke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rhocks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rhouck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roccke | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Rock | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rockhe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hrocks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hrouck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rook | 75 | 15,083 | / |
| Rack | 75 | 4,840 | / |
| Rokh | 75 | 4,088 | / |
| Royk | 75 | 2,244 | / |
| Rouk | 75 | 1,966 | / |
| Roke | 75 | 1,896 | / |
| Roik | 75 | 1,823 | / |
| Rojc | 75 | 1,462 | / |
| Rocq | 75 | 414 | / |
| Rokx | 75 | 336 | / |
| Rokk | 75 | 302 | / |
| Roic | 75 | 184 | / |
| Rzok | 75 | 99 | / |
| Rouc | 75 | 67 | / |
| Rohk | 75 | 28 | / |
| Royc | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ruok | 75 | 16 | / |
| Rocc | 75 | 10 | / |
| Roct | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ráck | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hrok | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rooc | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ruoc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rokg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rogk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rocx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rzoc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rocp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rroc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rojk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rohc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rokė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rokś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rãck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roïc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rrok | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rokp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rozc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rgoc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roschke | 73 | 542 | / |
| Rocková | 73 | 31 | / |
| Rocksch | 73 | 13 | / |
| Rockova | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rodtcke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Roochke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rooke | 67 | 9,002 | / |
| Hrokh | 67 | 623 | / |
| Racke | 67 | 563 | / |
| Raack | 67 | 424 | / |
| Rokke | 67 | 381 | / |
| Rouke | 67 | 308 | / |
| Roukh | 67 | 193 | / |
| Rhook | 67 | 179 | / |
| Reuck | 67 | 124 | / |
| Roigk | 67 | 120 | / |
| Royke | 67 | 116 | / |
| Rokht | 67 | 62 | / |
| Rougk | 67 | 46 | / |
| Roike | 67 | 45 | / |
| Rookx | 67 | 36 | / |
| Rousk | 67 | 32 | / |
| Rokhe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hrack | 67 | 28 | / |
| Roc'h | 67 | 26 | / |
| Roksz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hrđok | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rhoke | 67 | 16 | / |
| Roohk | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rocch | 67 | 13 | / |
| Roykh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hrosc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rousc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Roksø | 67 | 5 | / |
| Roiks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rookh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Racck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roikh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roszk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rouks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrouk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruoke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rzook | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roucs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Royct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roysc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruocc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roshk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rozke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roosk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rojcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roict | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roccp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rocqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rocsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rosks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rojzc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roquc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roukt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouckova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roqcq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roscg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruokh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouschke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rrook | 67 | 0 | / |
Rock Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rock in the Tibetan language | ||
| རོཀ་ | roka | - |
| Rock in the Marathi language | ||
| रॉक | roka | 99.74 |
| रोक | roka | 0.26 |
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