Roach

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
6/13/2019, 12:17 AM	Mike C	update #104
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
5/30/2011, 5:41 PM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Type Surname (from location)

Usage English

Pronounced Pron. ROCH

Meaning & History

From Middle English and Old French roche meaning "rock", from Late Latin rocca, a word that may be of Celtic origin. It indicated a person who lived near a prominent rock, or who came from a town by this name (such as Les Roches in Normandy).