How common is the surname Roca?

3,819 people in the United States had the surname Roca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,845 Americans. It ranked 8,611th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Roca?

Julio Argentino Roca, Argentine politician and general, former president of Argentina (1843–1914), followed by Juan Roca Brunet.

Where is the surname Roca most common?

Wikidata records people named Roca in Argentina and Cuba.

Is the surname Roca getting more or less common?

More common. 2,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,819 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Roca

A surname, carried by 3,819 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roca is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,819 people named Roca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,845 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,868.

#8,611

rank among US surnames

3,819

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+33.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,294)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,608	Lacour	3,822	80,781
#8,609	Borowski	3,821	80,802
#8,610	Felt	3,820	80,823
#8,611	Heng	3,819	80,845

Who is named Roca

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

75% of people named Roca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Rocas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julio Argentino Roca
Argentine politician and general, former president of Argentina (1843–1914)
Juan Roca Brunet
Basketball player (1950–2022)
Inés Mónica Weinberg de Roca
Argentine lawyer, born 1948

Notable Rocas come mostly from Argentina (2) and Cuba (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roca

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

Questions

How common is the surname Roca?: 3,819 people in the United States had the surname Roca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,845 Americans. It ranked 8,611th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roca?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Roca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Roca?: Julio Argentino Roca, Argentine politician and general, former president of Argentina (1843–1914), followed by Juan Roca Brunet.
Where is the surname Roca most common?: Wikidata records people named Roca in Argentina and Cuba.
Is the surname Roca getting more or less common?: More common. 2,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,819 in 2010, up 33%.