Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ROCHE
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
RoachRoache
Roch
Rocha
Roatch
Roacho
Roats
Rochee
Roatche
Rhoche
Rocheau
Roaches
Roachs
Roched
Roacha
Roates
Roash
Rochees
Rochay
Roachj
Roachg
Rochek
Rochef
Rochde
Rochd
Rocey
Rochas
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.