# Rochelle (surname)

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

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,553 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,181 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 86,897 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (3,446 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɹoʊˈʃɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Rochell |

## Etymology

Habitational or topographic name from places in France, La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle diminutive form of roche (“rock”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rochelle 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Similar surnames

Rachel, Rocheleau, Reichle, Rockwell, Rozell, Roselli, Rosell, Rozelle, Rossell, Rockhill, Roswell, Russell.

## 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.