How common is the surname Rocca?

1,748 people in the United States had the surname Rocca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,628 Americans. It ranked 16,450th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rocca?

In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Rocca identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rocca?

Peter Rocca, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder, followed by Mason Rocca.

Where is the surname Rocca most common?

Wikidata records people named Rocca in the United States.

Is the surname Rocca getting more or less common?

More common. 1,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,748 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Rocca

A surname, carried by 1,748 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). Rocca is more common than 89.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,748 people named Rocca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 176,628 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,561.

#16,450

rank among US surnames

1,748

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+12%

change since 2000 (was #16,829)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,444	Guimond	1,749	176,527
#16,450	Chia	1,748	176,628
#16,457	Chisum	1,747	176,729

Who is named Rocca

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

80% of people named Rocca identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Roccas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Rocca
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder, born 1957
Mason Rocca
American basketball player, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rocca

Rocca 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 Rocca?: 1,748 people in the United States had the surname Rocca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,628 Americans. It ranked 16,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rocca?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Rocca identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rocca?: Peter Rocca, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder, followed by Mason Rocca.
Where is the surname Rocca most common?: Wikidata records people named Rocca in the United States.
Is the surname Rocca getting more or less common?: More common. 1,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,748 in 2010, up 12%.