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Roch Family Crest
Roch Family Crest
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Where did the French Roch family come from? What is the French Roch family crest and coat of arms? When did the Roch family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Roch family history?

From the beautiful region of Burgundy (Bourgogne), in France, comes the distinguished surname Roch. Roch is a topographic surname, a type of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Roch is derived from the Old French word roche, meaning rock, and indicates that the original bearer was distinguished by residence near a prominent rock.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Roche, Delaroche, Deroche, Desroches, Desrochers, Laroche, La Roche and many more.

First found in Burgundy, where this ancient family was recognized as one of the original families of the region.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roch research. Another 293 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1318, 1658, 1663, 1724, 1797, and 1856 are included under the topic Early Roch History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 35 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Roch Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Roch Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • John Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1643
  • Symon Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1654
  • Morris Roch, who arrived in Virginia in 1656
  • David Roch, who arrived in Virginia in 1661

Roch Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Cath Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1715
  • Elizabeth Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1725
  • Mary Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1725
  • Henrey Roch, aged 20, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Jurick Mich Roch, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738


Roch Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jacob Roch, aged 23, landed in New York, NY in 1847

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The Roch Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Roch Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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