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There are approximately 2,191 people named Rochester in the UK. That makes it the 4,179th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 35 are named Rochester.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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Rochaster
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Rochhester
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Rocheste
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Richester
Rechester
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The Rochester surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From a city in Kent, England, so called from Roche, French, a rock, and chester, from the Latin castrum, a city or castle; an uneven, rough, and stony place. Reoh, Saxon, and Rauh, German, signify rough, rugged, uneven. (See Chester.)

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ROCHESTER. The Kentish city.

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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