Rocca is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Italy. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rocca
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Spain, Italy
Meaning:

Dweller near a cliff, or near a fortress.

How popular is Rocca?

Rocca is common in Italy, Argentina, Peru, United States, France, Venezuela, Canada, Brazil, Uruguay, Australia, England, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Chile, Germany.

Rocca is ranked 13396 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Roccas grew by 11.98 per cent to 1748 since 2000 and ranked 16450 after elevating 379 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.21 86.23
Hispanic or Latino 16.88 10.57
Others 1.54 1.99
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.8 0.77
Rocca is quite popular family name mostly used in Italy while Gibraltar is ahead in terms of density. Around 41732 people have been found who wears Rocca as their family name. Rocca is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Rocca:
229 Italy21,546
Countries with thousands of Rocca:
946 Argentina4,324
1,373 Peru3,303
13,665 United States2,798
3,188 France2,498
1,215 Venezuela2,002
4,675 Canada1,001
Countries with hundreds of Rocca:
8,282 Brazil997
494 Uruguay809
4,974 Australia706
18,849 England248
8,610 Belgium218
15,329 Spain200
5,941 Switzerland193
3,863 Chile171
54,868 Germany111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34 Gibraltar82
5,426 Dominican Republic77
18,093 Mexico67
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,012 Ireland30
2,723 New Caledonia26
54,943 Netherlands25
284,782 Thailand25
4,722 Luxembourg23
3,086 French Polynesia18
177,167 Philippines18
14,535 Ecuador16
24,643 New Zealand16
17,291 Scotland13
16,511 Colombia12
64,097 Austria11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
48,153 Egypt9
434 Monaco9
44,190 Norway9
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
167,054 South Africa8
91,312 Czechia8
9,769 Paraguay7
493,300 Russia6
118,663 Papua New Guinea6
47,603 Denmark6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

A. Rocca was 20 years old when he migrated to New York on December 15, 1891. He lived in Sicily where he worked as shoemaker and took Bolivia from Messina, Naples & Palermo. A. Rocca (27) Tinsmith, Laborer Achille Rocca, Agostino Rocca, aged 11, Gardener Agostino Rocca, Agostino Rocca (28) Tailor, 33 years old Agostino Rocca, Agostino Rocca (35) Sailor, Agostino Rocca (42) Laborer, and 270 other Rocca around 33.46% of whom were laborer while others worked as gardener and tailor, sailor, farmer, country man, stone cutter, peasant, country woman, porter, fisherman, barber, housewife, journeyman, merchant, mason, carpenter, housekeeper migrated to US from Genoa, Gibraltar & Naples and Naples & Palermo.

From Germany

A.L. Rocca worked as clerk and hailed from Germany. 23 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg & Southampton on Bavaria and arrived on November 3, 1859. Anton Rocca, aged 26, 33 years old Francisco Rocca, Louis Rocca (19) Cellar man, Johanes Rocca, aged 28, Alexander Rocca, Antoine Rocca, aged 43, Genovefa Rocca, Marie Rocca, aged 37, and 6 other Rocca majority of whom were laborer migrated to US from Falmouth & Hamburg, Liverpool, Bremen and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Rocca Namesakes

  • Albert Jean Michel de Rocca, French lieutenant during the Napoleonic Wars
  • Andrea Rocca, Italian musician, guitarist and film composer
  • Bartolomeo della Rocca, scholar of chiromancy, physiognomy, astrology
  • Giuseppe Rocca, Italian violin maker of the 19th century
  • Enrico Rocca, Italian violin maker of the 19th and the 20th Centuries and son of Giuseppe Rocca
  • Giacomo Rocca, Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period
  • Michele Rocca, Italian painter of the Baroque period
  • Mo Rocca, Wait Wait
  • Antonino Rocca, Italian Argentinian professional wrestler
  • Costantino Rocca, former Italian golfer
  • John Rocca, first became known as a dance music performer
  • Sav Rocca, retired Australian professional sportsman
  • Anthony Rocca, former Australian rules footballer
  • Giorgio Rocca, Italian former alpine skier
  • Daniela Rocca, Italian actress, model and writer
  • Francesco Rocca, Italian professional football coach and former player
  • Luigi Della Rocca, Italian footballer
  • Stefania Rocca, Italian actress
  • Mason Rocca, American born Italian professional basketball player for Aurora Jesi of the Legadue Basket
  • Jason Della Rocca, former executive director of the International Game Developers Association : Della Rocca supervised the daily operations
  • Angelo Rocca, Italian humanist, librarian and bishop
  • Michelle Rocca, Irish former model, television presenter

Rocca Namesakes

  • Albert Jean Michel de Rocca, French lieutenant during the Napoleonic Wars
  • Andrea Rocca, Italian musician, guitarist and film composer
  • Bartolomeo della Rocca, scholar of chiromancy, physiognomy, astrology
  • Giuseppe Rocca, Italian violin maker of the 19th century
  • Enrico Rocca, Italian violin maker of the 19th and the 20th Centuries and son of Giuseppe Rocca
  • Giacomo Rocca, Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period
  • Michele Rocca, Italian painter of the Baroque period
  • Mo Rocca, Wait Wait
  • Antonino Rocca, Italian Argentinian professional wrestler
  • Costantino Rocca, former Italian golfer
  • John Rocca, first became known as a dance music performer
  • Sav Rocca, retired Australian professional sportsman
  • Anthony Rocca, former Australian rules footballer
  • Giorgio Rocca, Italian former alpine skier
  • Daniela Rocca, Italian actress, model and writer
  • Francesco Rocca, Italian professional football coach and former player
  • Luigi Della Rocca, Italian footballer
  • Stefania Rocca, Italian actress
  • Mason Rocca, American born Italian professional basketball player for Aurora Jesi of the Legadue Basket
  • Jason Della Rocca, former executive director of the International Game Developers Association : Della Rocca supervised the daily operations
  • Angelo Rocca, Italian humanist, librarian and bishop
  • Michelle Rocca, Irish former model, television presenter

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