Roche

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See also: roche and röche

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Roche

  1. An Irish and French surname from Anglo-Norman of Norman origin.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9860). [1]

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Roche is the 1895th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,940 individuals. Roche is most common among White (79.74%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.66%) individuals.

See also

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cornwall)

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German roc, from Old French roche, ultimately from Persian رخ (rox, “rook”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Roche m (strong, genitive Roche, plural Roches)

  1. (chess, obsolete) rook
    Synonym: Turm

Declension

Declension of Roche
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Roche die Roches
genitive eines des Roche der Roches
dative einem dem Roche den Roches
accusative einen den Roche die Roches

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Further reading

  • “Roche” in Duden online
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