The roche Surname
roche Name Meaning and History
- Irish (of Norman origin): see Roache. This is the name of various important families in Munster (counties Cork, Wexford, and Limerick).
- French: topographic name for someone who lived by a rocky outcrop or crag, Old French roche.
- German: from a short form of a Germanic personal name, Rocco, based on hrok, of uncertain origin, or hrod ‘renown’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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