Roach
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See also: roach
English
Etymology
- 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.
Proper noun
Roach (countable and uncountable, plural Roachs or Roaches)
- A surname.
- A placename
- A rivers in the United Kingdom
- The River Roach, a river in Essex, England, which is a stream before becoming a tidal river and joining the River Crouch.
- Alternative spelling of Roch, the River Roch or Roach, A river in Greater Manchester, England. Roach appears to be mainly an older spelling.
- 1964 October, “North-Western Line Multiple-Unit Services”, in Modern Railways, page 252, photo caption:
- A Bacup to Manchester Victoria via Heywood diesel multiple-unit crossing the River Roach at Heap Bridge, Bury on November 4, 1960.
- A places and rivers in the United States
- A short river in Piscataquis County, Maine, which flows into Moosehead Lake.
- A short river in Virginia, a tributary of the Rivanna River.
- An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Clark County, Nevada.
- An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.
- A rivers in the United Kingdom
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.