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![Show Contents]() Roch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Roch name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the village of Rock found in the various locations that existed in Worcestershire, Devon and also in Northumberland. The surname also has topographic origins in that it describes the area where the original bearers lived. In this case they lived at some residence near a large boulder or rock face. Early Origins of the Roch familyThe surname Roch was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Roch familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roch research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1378, 1379, 1380, 1407 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Roch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Roch Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Roch has undergone many spelling variations, including Rock, Rocks, Roch, Rocke, Rocker, Rooker, Rucker and others. Early Notables of the Roch familyMore information is included under the topic Early Roch Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Roch RankingIn Quebec, Canada, the name Roch is the 637th most popular surname. 1 However, in France, the name Roch is ranked the 1,495th most popular surname with an estimated 3,910 people with that name. 2  Migration of the Roch family to Ireland
Some of the Roch family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 103 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Roch were among those contributors:
Roch Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1643 3
- Symon Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1654 3
- Morris Roch, who arrived in Virginia in 1656 3
- David Roch, who arrived in Virginia in 1661 3
Roch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Cath Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1715 3
- Elizabeth Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1725 3
- Mary Roch, who landed in Virginia in 1725 3
- Henrey Roch, aged 20, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
- Jurick Mich Roch, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 3
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Roch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Jacob Roch, aged 23, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 3
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Roch Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Paul Moritz Roch, who landed in Quebec in 1850
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Roch Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Hungerford Roch, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ida Zeigler" in 1863
| Contemporary Notables of the name Roch (post 1700) | + |
- Emelien Roch (1864-1925), American Democratic Party politician, Physician; Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Thompson, 1918, 1920
- Sir John Ormond Roch PC (1934-2021), British jurist, Lord Justice of Appeal from 1993 to 2000
- René Roch (1929-2018), French fencing sport official, President of Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (1992-2008)
- Gustav Roch (1839-1866), German mathematician who made significant contributions to the theory of Riemann surfaces; he died at the age 26 from tuberculosis
- Gilles Roch (b. 1952), Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 1990
- Walter Francis Roch (1880-1965), Welsh politician, Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire (1908–1918)
- André Roch (1906-2002), Swiss mountaineer, avalanche expert, skier and resort developer
- François Roch Ledru des Essarts, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
- Roch Pedneault (1927-2018), Canadian prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicoutimi (1974–2002)
- Roch La Salle PC (1928-2007), Canadian politician who represented the riding of Joliette in the Canadian House of Commons
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Bismarck - Herbert Roch (1918-1941), German Bootsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 5
- "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 8) François Ledru. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
- Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
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