| ![Show Contents]() Rochus History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Rochus familyThe surname Rochus was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy; it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Istanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Rochus familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rochus research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1272, 1581, 1641, 1651 and 1723 are included under the topic Early Rochus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rochus Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rocco, Ruocco, Rochi, Roci, Rochelli, Rocchetti, Roccchetto, Rocchini, Roccuzzo, Rocconi, Roccon, Roccardi, Roccato and many more. Early Notables of the Rochus familyMore information is included under the topic Early Rochus Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Rochus migration to the United States | + |
Rochus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joseph Rochus, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1864 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rochus (post 1700) | + |
- Rochus Heinisch Jr., American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Essex County, 1871-72 2
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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