How common is the surname Roach?

45,019 people in the United States had the surname Roach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,858 Americans. It ranked 764th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Roach?

Max Roach, American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007), followed by Hal Roach.

Where is the surname Roach most common?

Wikidata records people named Roach in the United States, Australia and Barbados and 1 other country.

Is the surname Roach getting more or less common?

More common. 44,454 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 45,019 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Roach

A Norman surname, carried by 45,019 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roach is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

* As an English surname, of Norman origin, from Old French roche (“rock”). Compare Roch. * Also as an English surname, from the River Roch; see Roch. * Also as an English surname, shortened from Rochdale.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 45,019 people named Roach in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,858 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 44,454.

#764

rank among US surnames

45,019

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #704)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#755	McCullough	45,852	6,734
#756	Merritt	45,594	6,772
#757	Murillo	45,558	6,777
#758	Moon	45,528	6,781
#759	Salgado	45,469	6,790
#760	Strong	45,432	6,796
#761	Kline	45,390	6,802

Who is named Roach

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Roach identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Roachs

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007)
Hal Roach
American filmmaker (1892–1992)
Jay Roach
American filmmaker, born 1957
Mary Roach
American science writer, born 1959
Steve Roach
American composer and musician, born 1955
Bert Roach
Actor (1891-1971)
Freddie Roach
American boxer and trainer, born 1960
Michael Roach
American Buddhist writer, born 1952
Archie Roach
Australian singer, songwriter; Gunditjmara-Bundjalung storyteller, 1956–2022
Kemar Roach
Barbadian cricketer, born 1988
John Roach
20th-century American Catholic bishop (1921–2003)
Donn Roach
American baseball player, born 1989

Notable Roachs come mostly from the United States (13), Australia (1) and Barbados (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roach

Roach has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Roach come from?: * As an English surname, of Norman origin, from Old French roche (“rock”). Compare Roch. * Also as an English surname, from the River Roch; see Roch. * Also as an English surname, shortened from Rochdale.
How common is the surname Roach?: 45,019 people in the United States had the surname Roach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,858 Americans. It ranked 764th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roach?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Roach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Roach?: Max Roach, American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007), followed by Hal Roach.
Where is the surname Roach most common?: Wikidata records people named Roach in the United States, Australia and Barbados and 1 other country.
Is the surname Roach getting more or less common?: More common. 44,454 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 45,019 in 2010, up 1.3%.