Rochester is used as a family name or surname in Jamaica. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rochester
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Jamaica
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Rochester

How popular is Rochester?

Rochester is common in Jamaica.

Rochester is ranked 47304 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Rochester bearers increased by 7.249467 per cent in 2010 US census to 4024 since 2000, the surname slipped by 101 spots and ranked at 8238. The last name was found in around 14 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 63.52 67.03
Black 30.09 27.99
Hispanic or Latino 2.96 1.79
Others 2.19 2.48
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.4
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.52 0.32
Rochester is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead in terms of density. Around 10121 people have been found who wears Rochester as their family name. Rochester is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,065 Trinidad and Tobago10
7,031 China6
13,220 Thailand6
318,252 Ukraine6
262 Anguilla5
101,066 Zimbabwe5
8,411 Costa Rica4
34,572 Israel2
1,500,361 India2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
1,472 The Bahamas2
20,186 Kenya2
12,172 Ghana2
6,353 Panama2
19,046 Ireland2
18,625 Japan2
120,357 Argentina1
1,879 Belize1
53,033 Nigeria1
19,810 Croatia1
2,078 Lesotho1
2,057 Myanmar1
3,071 Jersey1
11,510 Oman1
58,885 Poland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
81,201 Switzerland1
14,644 Tunisia1
53,505 Turkey1
13,447 Uganda1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,877 Cuba1
29,774 Venezuela1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
205,048 Russia43
9,620 Singapore30
302 Saint Kitts and Nevis26
42,407 Sweden22
405 Bermuda22
23,914 Denmark20
362 Cayman Islands18
69,202 Netherlands18
81,586 Spain17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,180 Scotland85
517 Barbados78
117,149 France73
11,434 New Zealand57
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Rochester:
5,773 Australia511
40,920 Brazil270
14,400 Canada261
39,199 Philippines258
19,046 Mexico183
30,064 South Africa183
59,024 Germany168
Countries with thousands of Rochester:
7,868 United States4,779
4,382 England1,694
364 Jamaica1,124
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Sarah Rochester and Mgt. Rochester aged 45 years old from Great Britain aboard the New World from Liverpool on June 7, 1847 during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 19 years old when she arrived in USA.

Rochester Namesakes

  • Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English statesman
  • Ajay Rochester, Actress
  • Eardwulf of Rochester, Clergy
  • Eardwulf of Rochester, Clergy
  • John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, Poet
  • John Rochester, Former Mayor of Ottawa
  • University of Rochester Gay Liberation Front, Film director
  • Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester's wife
  • William B. Rochester, American Politician
  • Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English statesman

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