# Roche (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/roche/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An Irish and French surname from Anglo-Norman of Norman origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,940 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,895 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,301 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.8% (17,905 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɹoʊʃ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

(Cornish village) Recorded as La Roche 1233; from Anglo-Norman roche (“rock”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Roche in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 14% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Rocha, Roach, Richey, Richie, Roache, Riche, Rose, Rock, Royce, Roscoe, Roca, Roesch.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.