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There are approximately 11,456 people named Roche in the UK. That makes it the 909th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 181 are named Roche.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

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Roache
Roch
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Rocheau
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The Roche surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

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 rocli, for in 1291 it is called De Rupe. D. Gilbert's Cornw., iii. 30(5.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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