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Early Origins of the Rochefort family

The surname Rochefort was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

Early History of the Rochefort family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rochefort research. Another 242 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1309, 1390 and 1410 are included under the topic Early Rochefort History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rochefort Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rochefort, Rochefor, Rochefaure, Rochefore, Rochfort, Rocfort, Rossefort, Rauchefort, Rauchefor, Rochefaur, Rochford, Rocheford, Rauchefors, Rauchford, Raucheford, Rocford, Rockford, Rokford, Rockfor, Rokfor, De Rochefort, De Rochefor, De Rochefaure, De Rochefore, De Rochfort, De Rocfort and many more.

Early Notables of the Rochefort family

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Rochefort Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Rochefort is the 772nd most popular surname. 1 However, in France, the name Rochefort is ranked the 7,638th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Rochefort family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Dennis Rochford settled with his wife, Marie and daughters, Grace and Mary, in Pennsylvania in 1682; Thomas Rochford settled in Canada in 1840; and Michael Rochford who settled in New York in 1845..


Contemporary Notables of the name Rochefort (post 1700) +

  • Captain Joseph John Rochefort (1898-1976), American Naval officer and cryptanalyst; he and his team were essential to the victory in the Pacific War
  • Victor Henri Rochefort (1831-1913), Marquis de Rochefort-Luçay, a French politician
  • Christiane Rochefort (1917-1998), French feminist writer
  • Jean Rochefort (1930-2017), French actor
  • Jean-Claude Rochefort (1954-2020), birth name of Martin Pasko, Canadian comic book and television writer best known for his work with DC, most notably Superman
  • Line Rochefort, Canadian scientist specializing in peatland ecology


  1. "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
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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