Show ContentsLarouche History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Larouche is derived from the Old French word "roche," meaning "rock," and was likely first used as a name to describe someone who resided near a prominent rock.

Early Origins of the Larouche family

The surname Larouche was first found in Languedoc where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Larouche family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Larouche research. Another 397 words (28 lines of text) covering the years 1031, 1082, 1094, 1100, 1200, 1307, 1326, 1351, 1600, 1693, 1703, 1769, 1772 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Larouche History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Larouche Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Laroche, Laroches, Larauche, Lareauche, Larouche, LaRouche, De Roche, La Roche, Roche, de la Roche and many more.

Early Notables of the Larouche family

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Larouche Ranking

In Canada, the name Larouche is the 353rd most popular surname with an estimated 12,857 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Larouche is ranked the 100th most popular surname. 2

Migration of the Larouche family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacques LaRoche, aged 43; settled in Louisiana in 1719; Constantine Laroche settled in America in 1769; Zacharie Laroche settled in Philadelphia in 1795.


Contemporary Notables of the name Larouche (post 1700) +

  • Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr. (b. 1922), American political activist and founder of the LaRouche movement
  • Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr. (b. 1922), American politician, Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1990 3
  • Fred L. LaRouche, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 21st District, 1960 3
  • Stéphan Larouche, Canadian boxing trainer, one of the two coaches of the Canadian team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Marie-France Larouche (b. 1980), Canadian gold, two-time silver and three-time bronze medalist curler


  1. "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
  2. "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
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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