Roch is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, France, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Roch
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, France, England
Meaning:

Family name Roch is the variation of the Roche. 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. The Cornish family of Roche, or De Rupe, were seated at Roch, in the reign of Richard I.

Roch is the variation of the Laroche. French la roche, the rock. "Peter Crothaire, of the province of Bordeaux, came into England in the train of George, Prince of Denmark, and at the desire of his master assumed the name of Laroche." His grandson, James Laroche, was created a baronet in 1776.

Roch is the variant of Rock. Dweller near some prominent boulder; probably a boundary marker; one who came from Rock meaning "rock," situated in Northumberland, or from Rock meaning "the oak," in Worcestershire.

Dweller near a rock; one who came from Roche meaning "rock," in Cornwall.

Variant form of Roach. Dweller at, or near, a rock.

Roch is the variant form of the Roche. Dweller near a rock; one who came from Roche meaning "rock," in Cornwall.

Of the rock. Roc'h, a rock on terra firma. Karreg, a rock in or near the sea.

The family name Roch is variation of Roach. See Roche - 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. The Cornish family of Roche, or De Rupe, were seated at Roch, in the reign of Richard I.

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

Roch is the variation of Rooker. To rook is to cheat. Teutonic rucken; Su. Gothic rycka. A 'rookery' is a nest of dishonest people.

How popular is Roch?

Roch is common in France, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, United States, Spain, Poland, Morocco, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Israel, India, England, Brazil, Czechia.

Roch is ranked 26810 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Rochs plummeted by 5.95 per cent to 822 since 2000 and slipped by 2617 spots and ranked at 28909. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.89 88.67
Hispanic or Latino 6.45 5.03
Black 4.74 4
Others 1.46 1.26
Roch is quite popular family name mostly used in France however Switzerland is ahead in terms of density. Around 20058 people have been found who wears Roch as their family name. Roch is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Roch:
961 France6,627
3,195 Germany3,342
2,709 Canada1,898
1,016 Switzerland1,275
28,601 United States1,161
4,036 Spain1,115
Countries with hundreds of Roch:
6,788 Poland878
9,319 Morocco613
6,382 Argentina570
3,961 Austria340
7,462 Belgium250
4,960 Israel240
96,177 India231
19,814 England230
52,541 Brazil135
15,936 Czechia111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
15,553 Mexico90
27,389 Australia85
3,833 Wales79
5,897 Dominican Republic69
127,068 Indonesia65
53,327 Iran61
4,171 Singapore56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,024 Ethiopia49
24,940 Slovakia39
10,086 Portugal38
42,844 Romania34
50,501 Netherlands30
40,003 Pakistan25
54,976 Malaysia23
292,169 Russia18
5,957 Cuba17
22,419 Venezuela17
24,706 Denmark16
4,719 New Caledonia16
343,519 Thailand16
31,691 Ivory Coast15
52,204 Sweden14
23,887 Chile13
132,322 South Africa13
12,642 Taiwan12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,710 Croatia9
30,726 Qatar9
21,724 Scotland9
53,030 Hungary8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ellen Roch worked as workwoman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 31 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Monteauma and arrived on May 15, 1846. Mary Roch, aged 24, Ann Roch, Farmer Pat Roch, Mary Roch (28) Maid, Immigrant Ellen Roch, Maid Mary Roch, Ellen Roch (20) Maid, Michael Roch, aged 33, and 6 other Roch around 45.45% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and butcher migrated to US.

From Italy

Jean Roch was 19 years old when he migrated to USA on May 4, 1882. He lived in Italy where he worked as farmer and took Canada from Havre.

From Germany

Christ. Roch hailed from Germany. 21 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Tantivy and arrived on June 17, 1852. Conrad Roch, aged 24, Jetta Roch (22) Farmer, Anna Roch, 23 years old Baltazar Roch, Elisab. Roch (22), Farmer Gottlieb Roch, 35 years old Leonhard Roch, 21 years old Frederick Roch, and 305 other Roch around 44.17% of whom were farmer while others worked as shoemaker and laborer, clerk, brewer, baker, merchant, spinster, smith, gardener, gentleman, servant, locksmith, coachman, miner migrated to US from Liverpool, Havre, Bremen and Antwerp.

Roch Namesakes

  • Gilles Roch, (born August 26, 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Saint Roch, Catholic saint
  • Gustav Roch, German mathematician
  • Alfred Roch, Swiss cross country skier
  • Walter Roch, Welsh politician and landowner
  • Saint Roch, Catholic saint
  • Siegfried Roch, former West German handball player

Roch Namesakes

  • Gilles Roch, (born August 26, 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Saint Roch, Catholic saint
  • Gustav Roch, German mathematician
  • Alfred Roch, Swiss cross country skier
  • Walter Roch, Welsh politician and landowner
  • Saint Roch, Catholic saint
  • Siegfried Roch, former West German handball player

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